Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Notice Type: SERVICES
Section I: Authority Details
1.1 Authority Name and Address:
Orkney Islands Council, Rosemary Colsell, Corporate Services , Council Offices, School Place, , KW15 1NY, Kirkwall, UK. Tel: +44 01856873535. Email: rosemary.colsell@orkney.gov.uk. Fax: +44 01856876158. Internet Address(URL):
1.2 Address from which documentation may be obtained:
As in 1.1
1.3 Completed Documents must be returned to:
As in 1.1
Section II: Contract Details
2.1 Title: Provision of Outdoor Education Advisors
2.2 Description of the goods or services required: Orkney Islands Council (“the Council”) is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide two qualified outdoor activity instructional staff to be available to provide outdoor activity instruction based from the Hoy and Birsay Outdoor Centres within Orkney for the 2017 season.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
2.3 Notice coding and classification:
a) Commodity codes:
171000- Services – Education, 171011- Services – Children, 179999- other Education, 291400- Sport and Fitness, 299999- other Leisure Services.
b) Delivery Location/Area:
120- Highlands and Islands.
2.4 Total quantity or scope of tender: The Contract duration is from 1 May 2017 to 13 October 2017.The Contract value is within the range of £25,000 and £28,000, submissions in excess of this budget range will not be considered.
Section IV: Administrative Information
4.1 Type of procedure: Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender
4.2 Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority: OIC/PROC/0568
4.3 Time limits:
a)Time limit for receipt of completed tenders: 02/12/2016 Time 12:00
c)Estimated award date: 16/12/2016
4.5 Language in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up: EN
4.6 Tender Submission Postbox: The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Tender Submission Postbox facility. Further details are available at V: Other Information
5.1 Additional InformationThe Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.Late tenders will not be considered by the Council.An economic operators that suffers, or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.(SC Ref:471348)
5.2 Additional Documentation
The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:
Invitation to Quote Provision of Outdoor Activity Instructors OICPROC0568 FINAL.
5.3 Publication date of this notice: 16/11/2016