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EMSP Facilities Management

Highlands and Islands Enterprise · compiled

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Opportunity overview

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE AND AS SUCH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) require a supplier to provide Facilities Management services at the European Marine Science Park (EMSP), Dunstaffnage, Argyll (initially at Malin House, then at Camas House as well from October 2025). The services will be required from 13 January 2025, for an initial period of 3 years, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Contract, with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 1 year following the Initial Term.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£665.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jan 2025
Award ID
000788-2025-FTS 34-1
Status
active
Location
Oban, UKM63, PA34 5NA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45259000 — Repair and maintenance of plant
  • CPV45259300 — Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
  • CPV50324200 — Preventive maintenance services
  • CPV50500000 — Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery
  • CPV50530000 — Repair and maintenance services of machinery
  • CPV50531100 — Repair and maintenance services of boilers
  • CPV50532000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
  • CPV50532400 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
  • CPV50710000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
  • CPV50711000 — Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
  • CPV50712000 — Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
  • CPV71421000 — Landscape gardening services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services
  • CPV79993100 — Facilities management services
  • CPV90910000 — Cleaning services
  • CPV90911000 — Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
  • CPV90911200 — Building-cleaning services

Lots

  • HIE requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide facilities management services at EMSP (Malin and Camas House), whilst offering best value in the expenditure of public funds. The requirements cover soft and hard FM services as well as tenant liaison. 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.£810k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
FTS 34
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
15 Oct 2024, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
15 Oct 2024, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
15 Oct 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Please refer to KPIs in Appendix 1.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
79993000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building and facilities management services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
4A2 The supplier or if services are sub-contracted, then the waste management AND the landscaping services providers will be required to have in place the relevant Waste management licences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Waste Management (Scotland) Regulations 2011. https://www2.sepa.scot/wastecarriers. 4A2 Bidders must have an up-to-date Basic Disclosure Scotland Certificate for the core delivery team personnel used to deliver this contract (including core engineer team, cleaning operatives and pest control technicians) or commit to obtain the required certificates prior to contract start (e.g. when the cleaning operative has not been appointed yet).

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 2
Type
economic
Description
The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated for the following: 4B5a Professional Risk Indemnity – minimum GBP 1m in aggregate 4B5b Employers (compulsory) Liability – minimum GBP 5m for each and every claim. See http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf for more information 4B5c Public Liability – minimum GBP 5m for each and every claim 4B6 HMRC IR35 (not scored) HIE as a public body must comply with HMRC IR35 provisions. If bidding as a personal service company (PSC) or will be using one to provide services under the contract identify these PSC (s) in your response to 4B6. Further guidance and a link to the HMRC ‘’check employment details for tax’’ tool can be located here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-employment-status-for-tax

Applies To

supplier
Criterion 3
Type
technical
Description
4C4 If bidders intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, they should confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. Please refer to SPD for full requirements. If bidders do not pay at least 95% of valid invoices on time and are unable to provide a proportionate and timely improvement plan, their organisation will not be selected to participate further in this procurement. 4C10 Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract. (for info)

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
HIE requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to provide facilities management services at EMSP (Malin and Camas House), whilst offering best value in the expenditure of public funds. The requirements cover soft and hard FM services as well as tenant liaison. 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.

Value

Amount
810,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Due to character limits, please refer to the 'contract variation' section in the Scope of Requirements and Tender Guidance Notes document.

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 year with HIE having the option to extend for a period or periods together not exceeding 12 months following the Initial Term.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Cyber Security
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 2
Name
Prompt Payment Standard Clause
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 3
Name
Delivery Methodology
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 4
Name
Management Methodology
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 5
Name
Management and Delivery Team
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 6
Name
Fair Work First
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 7
Name
Payment of the Real Living Wage
Type
quality
Description
pass/fail
Criterion 8
Name
Environmental Sustainability and Net Zero
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 9
Name
Monitoring and Reporting of Community Benefits
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 10
Type
price
Description
40%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
European Marine Science Park (Malin and Camas House), Dunstaffnage

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM
Entry 2
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79993100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Facilities management services
Entry 2
Id
45259000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance of plant
Entry 3
Id
45259300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
Entry 4
Id
50324200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Preventive maintenance services
Entry 5
Id
50500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery
Entry 6
Id
50530000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of machinery
Entry 7
Id
50531100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of boilers
Entry 8
Id
50532400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment
Entry 9
Id
50532000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
Entry 10
Id
50710000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
Entry 11
Id
50711000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
Entry 12
Id
50712000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Entry 13
Id
90910000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Cleaning services
Entry 14
Id
90911000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
Entry 15
Id
90911200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building-cleaning services
Entry 16
Id
71421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Landscape gardening services
Entry 17
Id
79993000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building and facilities management services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1479
Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM6
Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV2 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
An Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
04
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Economic affairs

Identifier

Legal Name
Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Contact

Name
hieprocurement
Telephone
+44 1463245245
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6562
Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Inverness
Postal Code
IV1 1 AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Inverness Justice Centre, Longman Road

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Inverness Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 1463230782
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-134589
Name
Oban Electrical Services (Ltd)

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM63
Locality
Oban
Postal Code
PA34 5NA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 Stevenson Street

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Oban Electrical Services (Ltd)

Award information

Award 1
Id
000788-2025-FTS 34-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134589
Name
Oban Electrical Services (Ltd)

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
specialist contractors required for annual preventative maintenance
Maximum Percentage
0.15
Minimum Percentage
0.15

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000788-2025-FTS 34-1
Status
active
Award ID
000788-2025-FTS 34-1
Date Signed
8 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
665,875.33
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Inverness · UKM6 · IV2 5NA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04977f-2025-01-10T10:30:51Zcompiled ·