Minor Archaeological Services 2017 – Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Environment Scotland needs to relet the contract for the appointment of a service provider to undertake archaeological surveys.
United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Archaeological services
2017/S 026-045806
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: procurement@hes.scot
Fax: +44 1316688877
NUTS code: UKM
Address of the buyer profile:http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Minor Archaeological Services 2017.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) needs to relet the contract for the appointment of a Service Provider to undertake archaeological surveys, monitoring and recording of any works to deposits or structures, at any of the sites HES manages on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) needs to relet the contract for the appointment of a Service Provider to undertake archaeological surveys, monitoring and recording of any works to deposits or structures, at any of the sites HES manages on behalf of Scottish Ministers.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The contract period is 24 months with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
ESPD (Scotland) 4A.1 Not Used.
ESPD (Scotland) 4A.2 Where it is required within a bidders country of establishment they must confirm which authorization or memberships of the relevant organization(s) are required in order to perform the service. Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorization or memberships.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
HES use Scotbis, an independent provider of business credit reports, to assess the financial standing of tenderers. The overall aim of this assessment is to ensure, as far as possible, that any potential Supplier will not have financial difficulties that endanger their ability to perform the Contract. If financial information cannot be gained from that source Historic Environment Scotland will request that you provide full audited accounts for the last full financial year. If Suppliers cannot provide any of the assurances as detailed above, and it is determined by HES that your financial strength is not adequate, then your company may not pass the financial evaluation. If you can provide the assurances as detailed above, HES may explore these options with you before determining whether your company can be taken forward in this procurement exercise. Bank details may also be sought to support the above.
With reference to ESPD (Scotland) question 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:
— Public Liability (non-motor) — minimum cover 5 000 000 GBP
— Employers’ Liability — minimum cover 5 000 000 GBP
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
The following ESPD (Scotland) questions should be addressed by Bidders on the basis set out in each specific question. The question responses will be used to establish the technical and professional ability of the Bidders. It is therefore important that Bidders address each of the questions in detail:
4C.A — Not Used
4C.1.1 — Not Used
4C.1.2 — Bidders will be required to provide up to 3 examples that demonstrate that they the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the contract notice.
4C.2 to 4C12.2 — Not Used
4D.1 to 4D.2.2 — Not used.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
5 years from March 2017.
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
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/Default.aspx
The Buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
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.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=481470
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
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.
(SC Ref:481470)
Download the ESPD document here:http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=481470
VI.4.1)Review body
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1316688866
Fax: +44 1316688877Internet address:http://historicenvironment.scot
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
United Kingdom
Telephone: +441 316688866
E-mail: procurement@hes.scot
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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