Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local agency/office
I.5)Main activityEconomic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:Reference number: SOSE018
II.1.2)Main CPV code66171000 Financial consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The South of Scotland Enterprise Agency are undertaking a tender process to identify and appoint a ranked framework contract service provider(s) of financial and business-related due diligence services for SME’s within the South of Scotland (Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway) area.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 400 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
79211000 Accounting services
79411100 Business development consultancy services
79412000 Financial management consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKM91 Scottish Borders
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Provide financial and business related due diligence services to SME's within the South of Scotland area.
Types of support will include, but are not limited to:
— financial reviews;
— strategic business reviews;
— investor ready business plans;
— assessing investor proposals;
— distress situations;
— R&D/innovation — technical assessments/R&D tax assessments; and
— general technical assessments.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Cyber security / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Dumfries and Galloway Area
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
79211000 Accounting services
79411100 Business development consultancy services
79412000 Financial management consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKM92 Dumfries & Galloway
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Provide financial and business related due diligence services to SME's within the South of Scotland area.
Types of support will include, but are not limited to:
— financial reviews;
— strategic business reviews;
— investor ready business plans;
— assessing investor proposals;
— distress situations;
— R&D/innovation — technical assessments/R&D tax assessments; and
— general technical assessments.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Cyber security / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:21/12/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Ernst and Young LLP (EY)
Postal address: G1 Building, 5 George Square
Town: Glasgow
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: G2 1DY
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079512000
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: CJM Project Financial Management Ltd
Postal address: Ingram Enterprise Centre, 30-38 John Finnie Street
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: KA1 1DD
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1563520730
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 400 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Dumfries and Galloway Area
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:21/12/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Ernst and Young LLP (EY)
Postal address: G1 Building, 5 George Square
Town: Glasgow
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: G2 1DY
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079512000
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: CJM Project Financial Management Ltd
Postal address: Ingram Enterprise Centre, 30-38 John Finnie Street
Town: Kilmarnock
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: KA1 1DD
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1563520730
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 400 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information: VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Dumfries Sheriff Court
Postal address: Buccleuch St
Town: Dumfries
Postal code: DG1 2AN
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1387262334
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:14/01/2021