Management of Adaptation Scotland Programme

Concepts

• adaptation scotland programme
• glasgow
• environmental services
• scottish government
• management of adaptation scotland programme
• scotland
• provision of adaptation scotland programme
• climate change adaptation objectives
• development of the adaptation scotland programme
• programme of work

Location

Scotland:

Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of Adaptation Scotland Programme. Funded by the Scottish Government since 2005, the Adaptation Scotland Programme (formerly the Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership) has supported the delivery of the Scottish Government’s climate change adaptation objectives including though the delivery of capacity building, advice and support to help public sector, businesses and communities be prepared and resilient to the effects of climate change. The contract will be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for an additional period of up to 24 months. (2 x 12 month period of extensions).

Total Quantity or Scope

The Contract is for the continuation and development of the Adaptation Scotland Programme, which is currently delivered under a contract arrangement by a sustainability charity. Through continuation and development of the Adaptation Scotland Programme, the Service Provider will deliver a programme of work that contributes to successful delivery of the statutory Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019 – 2024 and its successor. The Service Provider is expected to respond flexibly to support the objectives of the successor statutory Programme, including during the successor Programme’s development period. 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.

Renewal Options

Following the end of the initial 24 month period. Option to extend for an additional period of up to 2 years (2 x 12 months) to 31 March 2027.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 90700000 - Environmental services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Question Scoring Methodology for Award Criteria outlined in invitation to tender 0 Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate an ability to meet therequirement. 1 Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 Good. Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. Tenderers are also asked to confirm that they will pay staff that are involved in the delivery of services under the contract, at least the real Living Wage. Tenderers who do not pass these questions will not be subject to Commercial Analysis. As a result the tender will not be considered further. Bidders must complete the SPD (Scotland) to demonstrate adherence to the Exclusion and Selection Criteria for this procurement. If there are named subcontractors/technicians upon which the bidder will rely to meet the selection criteria, these named parties must complete and reattach the SPD Supplier Response Form attached to SPD. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23191. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 (SC Ref:718389)