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West Dunbartonshire Council · 25 January 2023
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Agenda
Tendering Committee
Date:  Wednesday, 25 January 2023
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Time:  09:15 
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Venue: Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank 
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Contact:   Scott Kelly, Committee Officer
Tel: 01389 737220.  Email: scott.kelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Dear Member
Please attend a meeting of the Tendering Committee as detailed above.
The business is shown on the attached agenda.  
Yours faithfully
PETER HESSETT
Chief Executive
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Distribution:
Councillor John Millar (Chair)
Councillor Diane Docherty 
Councillor James McElhill
Councillor June McKay (Vice Chair)
Councillor Lawrence O’Neill
Councillor Chris Pollock
Councillor Hazel Sorrell
Councillor Clare Steel
All other Councillors for information
Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property
Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration
Date of Issue: 12 January 2023
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TENDERING COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, 25 JANUARY 2023
AGENDA
1 APOLOGIES
2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in the item of business
on this agenda and the reasons for such declarations.
3 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 5 – 6
Submit, for approval as a correct record, the Minutes of Meeting of the
Tendering Committee held on 16 November 2022.
4 OPEN FORUM
The Committee is asked to note that no open forum questions have been
submitted by members of the public.
5 CONTRACT EXTENSION REPORT – GLENCAIRN  7 – 8
HOUSE REFURBISHMENT ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
Submit report by the Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property
providing an update on the contract for Glencairn House Refurbishment
Architectural Services.
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TENDERING COMMITTEE
At a Hybrid Meeting of the Tendering Committee held in the Bridge Meeting Room,
Council Offices, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 16 November 2022
at 9.15 a.m.
Present: Councillors June McKay, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Chris
Pollock and Hazel Sorrell.
Attending: Angela Wilson, Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property;
Angus Cameron, Business Partner – Strategic Procurement;
James Gallacher, ICT Manager; and Scott Kelly, Committee
Officer.
Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors
Diane Docherty, James McElhill and Clare Steel.
Councillor John Millar in the Chair
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in the item of business on the
agenda.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The Minutes of Meeting of the Tendering Committee held on 12 October 2022 were
submitted and approved as a correct record.
OPEN FORUM
The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by
members of the public.
CONTRACT AUTHORISATION REPORT – PROVISION OF MICROSOFT
ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT – CORPORATE 365 LICENSING
A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property
seeking approval to authorise the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration to
conclude the award of the contract for the Provision of a Microsoft Enterprise
Agreement – Corporate 365 Licensing.
ITEM 3
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After discussion and having heard the ICT Manager, the Business Partner –
Strategic Procurement and the Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property in
answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:-
(1) to authorise the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration to conclude, on
behalf of the Council, the award of the contract for the Provision of a Microsoft
Enterprise Agreement – Corporate 365 Licensing to Phoenix Software Ltd;
and
(2) to note: (i) that the contract shall be for a maximum period of 36 months and
at a value of £2,011,356 including VAT; and (ii) that the estimated
commencement date was 31 December 2022.
The meeting closed at 9.25 a.m.
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Report by Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property
Tendering Committee: 25 January 2023
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Subject: Contract Extension Report – Glencairn House Refurbishment
Architectural Services
1. Purpose
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide the Tendering Committee with an
update on the contract for Glencairn House Refurbishment Architectural
Services.
2. Recommendations
2.1 It is recommended that the Tendering Committee:
a) Note that the Chief Officer - Regulatory and Regeneration will conclude on
behalf of West Dunbartonshire Council (the Council), the contract
extension for Glencairn House Refurbishment Architectural Services to
cover RIBA Stages 5 to 7 to Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd;
and
b) Note that the value of the extended contract shall be £291,437.50 ex VAT
and for an extended contract period of 26 months.
3. Background
3.1 On the 23 February 2022 a report was presented at the Tendering Committee
to seek approval to award Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd for the
contract for Glencairn House Refurbishment Architectural Services up to RIBA
Stage 4. 
3.2 It was noted in the Tendering Committee report that, depending on
performance, the Council may retain Turner & Townsend Project Management
Ltd, along with Page / Park Architects to cover future design changes which
may be necessitated by the nature of the historic building and to see the project
through to completion of RIBA Stage 7 (use). 
4. Main Issues
4.1 It is recommended that following satisfactory performance Turner & Townsend
Project Management Ltd of Low Hall, Calverly Lane, Horseforth, Leeds, LS18
4GH are retained until the completion of RIBA Stage 7.  This will be managed
out of their Glasgow office with the primary sub-consultant of Page / Park
Architects being based in James Morrison Street, Glasgow.  The value of this
extended contract is £291,437.50 ex VAT.  
4.2 Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd has committed to paying all staff
as a minimum, the Real Living Wage (£10.90 per hour).
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5. People Implications
5.1 There are no people implications.
6. Financial and Procurement Implications
6.1 Financial costs in respect of this contract will be met from the existing Council
Capital element from the Levelling Up fund.
6.2 The capital budget element was approved at the IRED Committee on 21
August 2019 with the anticipated spend within the given budget.  
6.3 This procurement exercise was conducted in accordance with the agreed
Contract Strategy produced by the Corporate Procurement Unit in close
consultation with Citizens, Culture & Facilities, Legal Services, Asset
Management and Regeneration officers and the provisions of Contract
Standing Orders, the Financial Regulations and Public Procurement
Regulations.
7. Risk Analysis
7.1 Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd and Page / Park Architects have
no known links to serious and organised crime which would have significant
political and reputational ramifications for the Council. 
8. Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA)
8.1 An equalities screening was undertaken for this report.  There is no equalities
impact.
9. Strategic Assessment
9.1 The Glencairn House Refurbishment project will contribute to the delivery of the
Councils strategic priorities: “Our communities - resilient and thriving”.
Name:  Angela Wilson
Designation:  Chief Officer – Supply, Distribution and Property Services
Date: 
Person to Contact: Jennifer Darkins – Procurement Officer
Corporate Procurement Unit
E-mail: Jennifer.darkins@west-dunbarton.gov
Appendices: None
Background Papers: Contract Strategy
EIA Screening
Contract Authorisation Report – Glencairn House
Refurbishment Architectural Services (February 2022)
Wards Affected: Dumbarton
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