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Published 1 Oct 2024, 09:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level-access Showers and Associated Works 2024

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 28 Oct 2024awarded 26 Nov 2024

Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level-access Showers and

Associated Works 2024.

Adaptations are currently delivered through Durham and Darlington Home Improvement

Agency (HIA). The HIA delivers works and services across the Durham County Council and

Darlington Borough Council areas. The HIA also assists vulnerable homeowners and tenants,

who are older, disabled or on low incomes to repair or adapt their homes.

DCC will appoint a maximum of 4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area and a

maximum of 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area.

Successful Service providers will visit clients, carry out surveys and submit quotes to the

Home Improvement Agency (HIA)

This Framework will be available for use by Durham County Council and the following

additional Contracting Authorities, where they have entered into a Procurement Service

Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council.

CPV: Construction work

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 6 suppliers · 10 bids received (1.7 per place) · 2 appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them

Lot #1Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024 Durham and Darlington AreaAwardedRenewal

Change in Supplier being successful due to HES removing themselves from the framework as ranked 3rd On Durham and 2nd On Darlington

4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area

Sunter Ltd

M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd

Easibathe

Vickers

2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area

M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd

Easibathe

Delivery: North East · DCC will appoint a maximum of 4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area

Extensions: The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12 months from the actual end date.Variant bids: not allowed

45000000 Construction work

Lot #2DCC will appoint a maximum of 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area.Renewal

Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level-access Showers and Associated Works 2024. Additional information: To tender for this opportunity and to receive further information which can be found within the tender documents to be downloaded from www.nepo.org ↗ and within the supplier area search for reference DN 745552

Delivery: North East · a maximum of 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area.

Extensions: The proposed contract is to be let with an option to extend for up to a further 2 x 12 months from the actual end date.Variant bids: not allowed

45000000 Construction work

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: 25%Price: 70%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical questions: 25%
Price: 70%
Social Value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical questions: 25
Social Value: 5
Price: 70

Lot distribution rule: DCC will appoint a maximum of 4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area and a maximum of 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area

What this means for your bid

Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
“Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 1 Oct 2024, 09:18 BST
Last source update: 17 Dec 2024, 17:26 GMT
Award evaluation window: 4 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference: 745552
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-040683
Classification (CPV): Construction work
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04a45e Find a Tender

Publisher note: Th total amount provided is for the framework over 4 years over all suppliers and on an non exclusive basis.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Proactis / ProContract · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Language: EN

Appointment period ends: 28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.nepo.org ↗

Timeline

28 Oct 2024 → 17 Dec 2024 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
28 Oct 2024, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
17 Dec 2024, 17:26 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
6 Dec 2024, 14:42 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 1010 from SMEs

Contracts signed 7latest 26 Nov 2024

7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,600,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level-access Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
£560,000
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Levelaccess Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
ceiling above
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
£650,000
Status
active
Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Levelaccess Showers and Associated Works 2024
Signed
26 Nov 2024
Value
£5,200,000
Status
active
- Change Change in Supplier being successful due to HES removing themselves from the framework as ranked 3rd On Durham and 2nd On Darlington 4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area Sunter Ltd M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd Easibathe Vickers 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd Easibathe, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Change in Supplier being successful due to HES removing themselves from the framework as ranked 3rd On Durham and 2nd On Darlington 4 Service Providers for the County Durham Area Sunter Ltd M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd Easibathe Vickers 2 Service Providers for the Darlington Area M & R Developments and Contractors Ltd Easibathe

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply and Installation of Level access Showers and Associated Works 2024 Durham and Darlington Area	10bids · 10 electronic	10	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH15UQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Sunter LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: Companies House Unit 14 Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate, Tyne and Wear, North East, DH5 0RH
VickersFramework contractorGB-COH: CH Yarm Road,, Stockton-on-Tees,, North East, TS18 3RU

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria