Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)The Common Services Agency (hereinafter referred to as the 'Authority')
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Contact point(s): Property and Capital Planning
For the attention of: Jacqueline Kilcoyne
EH12 9EB Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1412071821
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.hfs.scot.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Golden Jubilee Hospital (National Waiting Times Centre Board)
NHS 24
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Borders
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
NHS Education for Scotland
NHS Fife
NHS Forth Valley
NHS Grampian
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Health Scotland
NHS Highland
NHS Lanarkshire
NHS Lothian
NHS Orkney
NHS Shetland
NHS Tayside
NHS Western Isles
Scottish Ambulance Service
The State Hospital for Scotland
The Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service(commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland)
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
This list is not exhaustive, and should be read in conjunction with Section II.1.5 below. The types of bodies which may call off the Framework are more generally described at Section II.1.5 below.
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractNHSScotland Cost Advisor Framework.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Throughout Scotland.
NUTS code UKM
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)The objective of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates (SGHSCD) and the Authority, acting through its division, Health Facilities Scotland (HFS) is to procure a new series of construction and professional advisor frameworks for use by NHSScotland bodies and those other organisations nominated by HFS and described in more detail in this section below ("Framework Customers”), to deliver cost and time efficiencies in the delivery of publicly funded health and social care projects across Scotland. The establishment of this new series of frameworks is presently scheduled for early 2013.
This Cost Advisor Framework (the "Framework”), part of a proposed series of professional services advisor frameworks, will be used by Framework Customers for other health and social care projects and consultancy advice in addition to work relating to projects to be delivered under the Frameworks Scotland 2 construction framework. Frameworks Scotland 2 is a national framework agreement for Scotland to be put in place between the Authority and appointed "Principal Supply Chain Partners”, under which a range of publicly funded construction and repair/maintenance schemes will be delivered in respect of health, social care and other facilities.
This Framework will provide cost advisor services to Framework Customers on a call-off basis.
The role of Cost Advisor is varied and may include inputs to projects to be delivered via a variety of procurement routes. It will be a key requirement of this framework to provide cost advisor services for construction projects procured under the NEC3 suite of contracts.
It is intended that the following parties will be Framework Customers entitled to call off the Framework:-
- NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards, and other NHS organisations operating in Scotland;
- Any other organisations involved in the provision of health, social care, or health or social care related services in Scotland (including those working with or on behalf of the above NHS Scotland bodies) including, without limitation, entities which are involved in the funding and/or operation of health and social care facilities, universities, charities and local authorities, as nominated by the Authority.
These bodies may act individually or collectively when calling off the Framework.
Further information is provided in the Memorandum of Information on https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk issued in connection with this tender process.
Health Facilities Scotland, a division of the Authority, is running this tender process. Economic operators are advised that the issue of documents by Health Facilities Scotland does not commit the Authority, the Scottish Ministers, any NHS Board in Scotland or any other NHSScotland organisation to:
- Proceed with the appointment of economic operators to this Framework;
- Award any subsequent contract for individual projects pursuant to this Framework.
None of the Authority, the Scottish Ministers, or any NHSScotland organisation, nor any of their advisors, shall be liable for any expenses incurred by economic operators in connection with the tender process whether for this Framework or any subsequent contract pursuant to this Framework.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)71324000, 71240000, 71321100, 79994000, 71322100, 71000000, 71500000, 71530000, 71540000, 71541000, 71242000, 71244000
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 5 000 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. quality. Weighting 50
2. commercial. Weighting 50
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenAecom Professional Services LLP
120 Bothwell Street
G2 7JS Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: aecom.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenCurrie & Brown Uk Limited
Building 3, 2 Parklands Avenue, Maxim Office Park
ML1 4WQ Eurocentral
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenGardiner & Theobald Llp
Clarendon House, 5th Floor, 114-116 George Street
EH2 4LH Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.gardiner.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenMott Macdonald ltd
1 Atlantic Quay, Broomielaw
G2 8JB Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenSweett (Uk) Ltd.
95 Haymarket Terrace
EH12 5LQ Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.cyrilsweett.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Lot title: NHSScotland Cost Advisor FrameworkV.1)Date of contract award decision:7.7.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 10
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenThomson Gray Limited
Prospect House, 5 Thistle Street
EH2 1DF Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.thomsongray.com
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:Initial estimated total final value of contract(s) is 5 000 000 GBP. As this is a competitive call-off framework it is not possible to state in advance the value of contract(s) each firm on the framework will receive.
(SC Ref:290391).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract, which notification will contain, among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operator was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a 'standstill period' of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days (or 15 if the notice is not sent electronically) between the date on which the Authority despatches the notice and the date on which the Authority proposes to make an award pursuant to this procurement.The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into the contract until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the contract has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the contract to the winning tenderer. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the contract has been entered into will not affect the contract unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the contract has been entered into are limited to the award of damages. Economic operators are entitled to write to the Authority after receipt of the notification should they require further clarification. The Authority will respond within 15 days of such a written request, but it should be noted that receipt by the Authority of such request during the standstill period may not prevent the Authority from awarding the contract following the expiry of the standstill period.Where an economic operator is dissatisfied with the Authority's response to its request for clarification, or considers that the contract has been concluded in breach of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012, such economic operator is advised to promptly seek independent legal advice.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:10.1.2014