Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House
Paisley
PA1 1AR
UK
Contact person: Eleanor Walker
E-mail: oss@scotland-excel.org.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply and Delivery of Civic Supplies
Reference number: 06-23
II.1.2) Main CPV code
15000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This Contract Award Notice is in relation to a renewal framework opportunity for the Supply & Delivery of Civic Supplies.
It will provide a mechanism for local authorities so that they can procure a range of alcoholic & associated beverages which will include,
but is not limited to, draught beer, draught cider, packaged beer, packaged cider, wines, spirits, RTDs, and soft drinks & mixers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
15900000
15910000
15911000
15911100
15911200
15930000
15931000
15931100
15931200
15940000
15941000
15960000
15961000
15980000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Throughout Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract Award Notice is in relation to a renewal framework opportunity for the Supply and Delivery of Civic Supplies.
It will provide a mechanism for local authorities so that they can procure a range of alcoholic & associated beverages which will include, but is not limited to, draught beer, draught cider, packaged beer, packaged cider, wines, spirits, RTDs, and soft drinks & mixers.
Tenderers were able to bid for one, any, or all local authority areas.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
80
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) 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. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about 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
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-036144
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
01/03/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TENNENT CALEDONIAN BREWERIES WHOLESALE LIMITED
CROMPTON WAY, NORTH NEWMOOR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
IRVINE
KA11 4HU
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Scotland Excel as a central purchasing body, may procure this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies):
- the 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx;
- Scotland Excel associate members listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx;
- Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education
sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies;
The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access
agreement with Scotland Excel.
Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged number to the proposed Framework Agreement.
Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each
contracting authority entitled to use this proposed framework agreement. This will be settled by them during call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement.
Further information regarding the operation of the framework can be found within the tender documentation which is available in the
relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.
In line with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Contract and Framework agreements may be modified
without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in some cases. Further details of the cases this is permitted can be found in the document "0623 Regulation 72 Guidance", within the "Information & Instructions" folder in the "Buyer Attachments"
area of the PCS-T project for this procurement.
(SC Ref:763894)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable top a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/05/2024