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Published 12 Nov 2021, 13:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cycling and Walking Design Support

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT25.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2021awarded 18 Dec 2021
Awarded to Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cumbria County Council requires a Consultant to undertake scheme development and

design to support the Council’s developing pipeline of cycling and walking improvements.

The Council is developing Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) at 6

locations across the County and requires costed concept designs for schemes prioritised in

the LCWIPs. This will include two schemes in each of the LCWIP areas; Barrow-in-Furness,

Carlisle, Kendal, Penrith, Whitehaven and Workington.

CPV: Consultative engineering and construction services · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Cumbria County Council (“the Authority”) is seeking to appoint a Consultant to undertakeAwardedPublished value£200,000

Cumbria County Council (“the Authority”) is seeking to appoint a Consultant to undertake

scheme development and design to support the Council’s developing pipeline of cycling and

walking improvements.

The Council is developing Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) at 6

locations across the County and requires costed concept designs for schemes prioritised in

the LCWIPs. This will include two schemes in each of the LCWIP areas; Barrow-in-Furness,

Carlisle, Kendal, Penrith, Whitehaven and Workington.

Delivery: North 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 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 · 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
12 Nov 2021, 13:01 GMT
Last source update
5 Jan 2022, 10:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN579662
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000161
Classification (CPV)
Consultative engineering and construction servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f621 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN579662) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
13 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Dec 2021 → 5 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    13 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Jan 2022, 10:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2022, 10:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £149,7671 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd£149,767 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London
  • High Court of LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria