Official UK procurement notice
XpoNorth Digital · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
The XpoNorth Digital contract is delivered under the Northern Innovation Hub (NIH): the NIH is part of the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal - a joint initiative supported by GBP315m investment from the UK and Scottish governments, The Highland Council, HIE and the University of the Highlands and Islands.
The XpoNorth Digital programme has the specific intention of supporting businesses to develop digital practices and to maximise exploitation of the crowd economy.
The services will be required from 1 August 2022 for an initial period of 2 years (until 31 July 2024), with HIE having the option to extend two times for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term (2+1+1 years - latest potential expiry date: 31 July 2026).
The initial 2-year budget currently available to deliver this service was between GBP 438,000 and GBP 732,000 (excluding VAT). The budget includes funding from HIE to allow the services to be delivered across the whole Highlands and Islands region, although the volume of clients outside of the Highland Council area is currently limited due to funding.
- Recurrence: HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Personal development training services · Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The programme of activity will work with clients to:AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,464,000
The programme of activity will work with clients to:
-Increase the impact of the crowd economy in the region – more effectively using consumers to buy, to test new ideas on and to promote the business / organisation/community.
-Assess opportunities for digital innovation around the individual clients’ current business.
-Support the planning, development and delivery of new immersive content and experiences to engage consumers more effectively.
-Encourage and support the development of new digital business models for the creative sector, including the use of platforms such as Patreon.
-Access networks training and advice to maximise exploitation of IP and other assets digitally. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Management and Delivery Methodology: 20%
- Management and Delivery team - Core Team: 15%
- Additional Resources: 10%
- Added Value: 10%
- Community Benefits: 5%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Cyber Security: Pass/Fail
- Management and Delivery Methodology: 20%
- Management and Delivery team - Core Team: 15%
- Additional Resources: 10%
- Added Value: 10%
- Community Benefits: 5%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
not applicable
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: 4B.5 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = GBP 5M for each and every claim. See h…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · HIE reserves the right to re-tender for these services upon termination of the contract or at the end of the contract period, including any extension period.
- First published
- 31 Mar 2022, 11:13 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
FTS017- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021539- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032865Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
The Contract will include Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) which can be found within the Tender documentation.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 , may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: The total value of the services over the maximum 4 years is 1,327,240 GBP (excluding VAT). This is the figure that has been used in II.1.7 & V.2.4. (SC Ref:699660)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
23 May 2022 → 5 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened23 May 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironworks Venue LimitedSME | £1,327,240 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021539-2022-FTS 017-1 · Ironworks Venue LimitedSME
- Signed
- 19 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1,327,240
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ironworks Venue LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.