UK-Glasgow: Business-development consultancy services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Water
6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7875873072, Email: andrew.neilson@scottishwater.co.uk
Contact: Andrew Neilson
Main Address: www.scottishwater.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
NUTS Code: UKM
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-development-consultancy-services./322V68WPJ9
Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/322V68WPJ9 to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided

I.6) Main activity:
Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Strategic Consultancy Support for Business Transformation
Reference Number: SW21/ACP/1370
II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
79411100 - Business-development consultancy services.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short description: Over the past year Scottish Water has been working with partners to stretch and challenge ourselves, across a range of activities, to pursue what may be possible as we transform to meet our Strategic Plan commitments and changes to the regulatory environment. This includes meeting the expectations of Scottish Government ministers and our sector stakeholders, a rapidly evolving backdrop of changing citizen expectations, technological advancement and climate change.


We now require consultant support to:
-Advise on the Transformation portfolio strategy (design, sequencing, and assurance).
-Support with cross-industry access to SME’s, industries and organisations to gain insights, learnings and best practice.
- Design and develop solutions to current and long term challenges and issues, in support of achieving our ambitions and our broader commitments.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 60,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description


II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
Not Provided
II.2.3) Place of performance:
UKM SCOTLAND

II.2.4) Description of procurement: Over the coming decades, Scottish Water will transform how we do things so that we can support a flourishing Scotland and be trusted to care for the water on which Scotland depends.

To achieve this over the past 12 months we have been working with a number of our partners to stretch and challenge ourselves, across a whole range of activities, to pursue what may be possible as we transform to meet our Strategic Plan commitments and changes to the regulatory environment. This includes meeting the expectations of ministers and our sector stakeholders, a rapidly evolving backdrop of changing citizen expectations, technological advancement and climate change.

Our Strategic Plan, published in February 2020, laid out our three strategic ambitions that are aligned with our role in achieving Scotland’s ambitious Water Sector Vision:
-Service excellence adapting to a changing climate, dealing with our ageing assets and meeting our customers’ evolving expectations
-Beyond net zero emissions showing leadership in mitigating climate change and enhancing Scotland’s natural environment
-Great value and financial sustainability, customers will receive great value, now and in the future, and we will be financially sustainable

Our transformation is designed to deliver these ambitions and our broader commitments, working in a way that is fundamentally different to the way we have worked before.

Scottish Water is seeking a maximum of two partners to provide consultancy services to:
-Advise on development of the Transformation portfolio strategy; design and sequencing as well as assurance.
-Support with cross industry insights and learning i.e. horizon scanning, art of the possible. This will also include access to a wide network of SMEs, industries and organisations to gain Transformation insights, learnings and best practice that can add value to Scottish Water.
-Design and Develop solutions to current and long term challenges and issues. To support achievement of our ambitions and our broader commitments.

Initial engagement is for 2 years with the option of six further annual extensions.

Estimated expenditure is £30m - £60m over the eight years.
II.2.5) Award criteria:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 60,000,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
Duration in months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals: 6 x 12 month extension options after initial award period
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
Envisaged minimum number: 3

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
II.2.10) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options:
Options: No
Description of options: Not provided
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: 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
Identification of the project: Not provided
II.2.14) Additional information: The Pre-qualification documents can be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: 322V68WPJ9



Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Not Provided
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Applicants must have a net asset Balance Sheet value of at least £15 million. If it is only a parent organisation that has sufficient net asset balance sheet value, then the parent will have to provide a Parent Company Guarantee.

Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value and duration. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Not Provided
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
Not Provided
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Not Provided
III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Not Provided
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED_WITH_COMPETITION
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 8 years: Not Provided
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
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:
Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 27/08/2021 Time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 06/09/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided


Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used Yes
Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes
Electronic payment will be used Yes
VI.3) Additional Information: Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Scottish Water reserves the right to divide the scope of the contract into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-development-consultancy-services./322V68WPJ9

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/322V68WPJ9
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body:
Glasgow Sheriff Court
1 Carlton Place, Glasgow, G5 9TW, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1414298888, Fax. +44 1414185248, Email: glasgow@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Scottish Water
6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7875873072, Email: andrew.neilson@scottishwater.co.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 06/08/2021

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