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title: "Variation to SIM Management Services contract"
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# Variation to SIM Management Services contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-to-sim-management-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-039a63). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crown Estate Scotland: "Variation to SIM Management Services contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crown Estate Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crown-estate-scotland-GB-PPON-PRRX-5126-GTBN)
- **Published Value:** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting services, Development consultancy services, Legal services, Project-management services other than for construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,060,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-to-sim-management-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-039a63#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039a63`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-to-sim-management-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-039a63#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/variation-to-sim-management-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-039a63#participate

## Description
Crown Estate Scotland, on behalf of SOWEC, is seeking to appoint a consultancy to provide a number of management and other associated services (SIM Management Service Provider) to the SIM for an initial period of 12 months. During the first 6 months, the SIM Management Service Provider will be contracted to Crown Estate Scotland (CES) who is procuring this on behalf of the group pending the new legal entity (SIM legal vehicle) being created. Once the SIM legal vehicle has been established, it is intended that the contract with CES will be novated to the new SIM legal vehicle and will continue for the remainder of its term.
If the SIM Management Service Provider has demonstrated sufficient value during this initial contract period, the expectation is that the contract will be extended for a further 12 months. The decision to extend will be solely at the discretion of the SIM legal vehicle or, if such has not yet been established, Crown Estate Scotland

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79100000, 79211000, 79421000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £350,000
- **Description:** In April 2023, Crown Estate Scotland, as agent on behalf of the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council (SOWEC), appointed OVE Arup & Partners to provide a number of management and other associated services (SIM (Strategic Investment Management) Manage...
- **Contract Period:** 16/04/2023 to 28/06/2024
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Variation to SIM Management Services contract (active)
  - Award id: `001288-2024-998-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ove Arup & Partners**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186781`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 012888-2023-CES-ITT-2023-01-24-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Ove Arup and Partners Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186781`

- **Award:** Variation to Strategic Investment Model (SIM) Management Services contract (active)
  - Award id: `029299-2023-JAN469471-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ove Arup & Partners**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-186781`
  - Value: £460,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Variation to SIM Management Services contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 16/04/2023

- **Contract:** 012888-2023-CES-ITT-2023-01-24-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/04/2023

- **Contract:** Variation to Strategic Investment Model (SIM) Management Services contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £460,000
  - Signed Date: 16/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001288-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-15T14:31:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:03:03.252Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039a63