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Published 8 May 2024, 10:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DoF Collaborative Supply of Biomass Fuels (Wood Pellets) 2024-2030 (ID 4668579)

Official notice

Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£7,200,000exc. VAT0.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jun 2024awarded 19 Aug 2024
Awarded to Balcas Timber Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract will comprise the supply and delivery of wood fuel pellets to the sites listed in ‘Annex A – Site Locations and Details’, removing the ash from the ash receptacles and de-ashing and cleaning the inside of the boilers and plantroom. The Supplier will be required to deliver pellets, provide ash cleaning services and dispose of ash at the stated sites as detailed in this specification, any accompanying documents, and all relevant legislation. The contract will start on the 2 October 2024 and run for a period of 6 years.

  • Recurrence: Upon expiry of the contract.

CPV: Wood fuels

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,200,000
Extensions: Due for renewal upon contract expiry.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: 10%Price: 90%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Supply chain arrangements: 10%
  • Total Contract Price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Supply chain arrangements: 10
  • Total Contract Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Upon expiry of the contract.
First published
8 May 2024, 10:01 BST
Last source update
22 Aug 2024, 10:58 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026796
Classification (CPV)
Wood fuels
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0457c9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and have applied a 10 day standstill period. This notification provides full information on the award decision. The standstill period has provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

17 Jun 2024 → 15 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Aug 2024, 10:58 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Aug 2024, 10:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Balcas Timber LtdContract£7,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Finance

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • : The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation proceduresReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BALCAS TIMBER LIMITEDAwarded supplier 75 Killadeas Road, ENNISKILLEN, UK, BT94 2ESContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.