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Published 27 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1113 - TAUWI Support Services

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT19% above published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Aug 2021awarded 3 Nov 2021
Awarded to Atkins Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Telecommunications Association of the UK Water Industry (TAUWI) is the body responsible for the management and administration of those parts of the radio spectrum allocated by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry via Ofcom to the Association for use by its members. This tender is for the provision of administrative and technical support to each of the members of the Telecommunications Association of the UK Water Industry.

CPV: Postal and telecommunications services · Telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£900,000
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: This contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
27 Jul 2021, 12:55 BST
Last source update
3 Nov 2021, 15:55 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Aug 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027585
Classification (CPV)
Postal and telecommunications servicesTelecommunications services
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ccf0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Aug 2021 → 27 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Nov 2021, 15:55 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    27 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Nov 2021, 15:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,070,7751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atkins LimitedContract£1,070,775 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Atkins Limited

    Signed
    3 Nov 2021
    Value
    £1,070,775
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body BelfastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ATKINS LTDAwarded supplier WOODCOTE GROVE, EPSOM, UK, KT18 5BWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.