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Published 8 Dec 2021, 11:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Audio Visual System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£326,700published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Jan 2022
Awarded to Auditel Rental and Service ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council are looking to engage with an experienced contractor to provide and install a high quality audio-visual system. The system need to be installed in the Council Chambers and 3 conference rooms, to enable Councillors and then public to attend Council meetings through a hybrid approach. The new system must include webcasting functionality, a supplementary maintenance support service and enable integration with the Councils CMIS system and Microsoft Teams.

CPV: Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction · Communications server software package · Desktop communications software package · Microphones and loudspeakers · Remote access software package · Television and audio-visual equipment · Video conferencing software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • System and Implementation: 15%
  • Heritage Experience: 10%
  • Innovation: 10%
  • Maintenance: 10%
  • Health and Safety: 5%
  • Training: 5%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Social Value: 5%
  • System and Implementation: 15%
  • Heritage Experience: 10%
  • Innovation: 10%
  • Maintenance: 10%
  • Health and Safety: 5%
  • Training: 5%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
8 Dec 2021, 11:35 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2022, 11:12 GMT
Authority reference
WP3559
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001685
Classification (CPV)
Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproductionCommunications server software packageDesktop communications software packageMicrophones and loudspeakersRemote access software packageTelevision and audio-visual equipmentVideo conferencing software package
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG38)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fe97 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Walsall Council has just discovered that it inadvertently failed to publish a Contract Notice in relation to this contract. The opportunity was published on the Council's e-tendering portal and on Contracts Finder on 26 July 2021. Fifty nine economic operators expressed an interest in the tender through the e-tendering portal and the Council received three tenders by the closing date. An evaluation was carried out in a fair and transparent manner and the Council intends to conclude the contract in this matter with Auditel Rental and Service Limited on or after 20 December 2021.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Procurement method changed
    20 Jan 2022, 11:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £326,7001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Auditel Rental and Service ltdWP3559 Audio Visual System£326,700 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Auditel Rental and Service ltd£326,700 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre,Darwall Street, WALSALL, West Midlands, WS11TPContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.