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Published 2 Jun 2023, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CP2368-23 MRN (A382) and Jetty Marsh Archaeology Services

Official notice

Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£87,734published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2023awarded 1 Sept 2023
Awarded to Rocket Heritage and Archaeology Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Devon County Council have a requirement for the delivery of archaeological field work, subsequent reporting and provision of public information in order to discharge conditions associated with the planning permission for the A382 Phase 2 works.

The field work consists of 16 trenches in various locations along the length of the A382 and the methodologies are as detailed in the approved Written Scheme of Investigation. The trenching and subsequent reporting work is to also be supplemented by a series of interpretation boards.

CPV: Archaeological services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Devon County Council (DCC) has planning consent (DCC/3851/2016) to increase the…Awarded

Devon County Council (DCC) has planning consent (DCC/3851/2016) to increase the capacity of the A382 road and accommodate the growth in traffic expected due to planned urban growth in the wider Newton Abbot area, as allocated in the Teignbridge Local Plan (adopted 2014). The Plan details the infrastructure required to accommodate the growth within the Plan period, including the need to improve the A382.

Devon County Council have a requirement for the delivery of archaeological field work, subsequent reporting and provision of public information in order to discharge conditions associated with the planning permission for the A382 Phase 2 works.

The field work consists of 16 trenches in various locations along the length of the A382 and the methodologies are as detailed in the approved Written Scheme of Investigation. The trenching and subsequent reporting work is to also be supplemented by a series of interpretation boards.

Delivery: South West
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Jun 2023, 11:18 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2023, 09:54 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Jul 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN670983
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025707
Classification (CPV)
Archaeological services
Delivery area
South West (UKK43)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d33b Find a Tender

Publisher note: The authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, and reserve the right not to award a contract. The authority reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should they consider this necessary. Economic operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from them in connection with their participation in this procurement, whether incurred directly by them or their advisors or subcontractors and regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence direct or indirect of any amendments to documents issued by the authority at any time, or as a consequence of the cancellation of the procurement by the authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the authority shall have no liability whatsoever to economic operators or their advisors or subcontractors, for any of their costs, including but not limited to those for any discussions or communications. Any contract(s) or agreement(s) entered into as a result of this contract notice shall be considered as a contract(s) or agreement(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. If an economic operator considers that any information supplied by it during this procurement process is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Economic operators should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, the authority may disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request for information where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by any of the authority of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that the authority accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.

How it was run

Official notice
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Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jul 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Sept 2023, 09:54 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2023, 09:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £87,7341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rocket Heritage and Archaeology LtdSME£87,734 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Devon County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.