Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-28
Buyer: Scottish Government
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Estimated value: 165000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-08-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Scottish Ministers are seeking the provision of project management support for a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) funded project that commenced in April 2017.
Marine Scotland has received funding for an EMFF (European Maritime and Fisheries Fund) project to provide opportunities for the fishing industry to engage and collaborate with the scientific community, Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies and Government departments in Scotland, to carry our evidence gathering and marine monitoring to help deliver national and international requirements in relation to the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity (including Marine Protected Areas — MPAs). Fishermen are increasingly playing a role in monitoring and, evidence gathering programmes such as Seafish engaging fishermen project and Fishing for Data offer opportunities to build relationships as well as stakeholder confidence in marine nature conservation processes.
This section refers to Section B of Part IV of the ESPD (Scotland) and covers questions 4B.2-6 of the ESPD (Scotland).
4B.1.1: Bidders will be required to have a minimum ‘specific’ yearly turnover of 330 000 GBP for the last 2 years.
As evidence for the ESPD (Scotland) question 4B.1.1, the Procurement Officer may ask for annual accounts from the bidder.
4B.3: Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up/started trading, a parent company guarantee may be requested.
There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the bidders economic and financial standing.
4B.5: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types of insurance indicated below:
4C.1.2: Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the site notice.
4C.2: Bidders will be required to provide details of the technicians or technical bodies the bidder can call upon, especially those responsible for quality control in relation to this procurement exercise.
4C.3: Bidders will be required to provide details of the technical facilities and measures for ensuring quality and the study and research facilities used.
4C.4: Bidders are required to provide a statement of the relevant supply chain management and/or tracking systems used.
4C.7: Bidders will be required to confirm that they will employ environmental management measures as detailed in 4C.12.
4C.9: Bidders should provide details of relevant tools, plant or technical equipment available to you in relation to this procurement exercise.

Eligibility requirements: Not applicable.

Award value: 165000