CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Legal Due Diligence for Ayr College, James Watt College (NAC) and Kilmarnock College

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

As a result of the Scottish Government’s Post-16 Review “Putting Learners at the Centre” a commitment has been made by the Boards of Ayr College, James Watt College (NAC) and Kilmarnock College to create a new College for Ayrshire. The Colleges are working towards a target date of 1 August 2013 for the launch of the new college.

Consultation will commence from November 2012 and a formal document will be published in early 2013. The boards wish to appoint an advisor to undertake the legal due diligence exercise reporting to the Boards of the Colleges.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=226473.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a ‘Tender Submission Postbox’ facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=226473.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

b) Delivery Location/Area

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Tenderers shall require to meet the minimum standards as stated in the tender document

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

b) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

c) Estimated award date  30-05-2012

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Tender Submission Postbox facility. Further details are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=226473

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Tenderers shall upload their tender document to the Public Sector Advertising Portal by the closing date and time.

Questions relating to this tender must be submitted via the Portal by 1 May 2012. The College shall respond to these queries by 4 May 2012.

The College shall conduct an initial evaluation of written proposals and suppliers may be invited to attend a presentation.

(SC Ref:226473)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

23-04-2012