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Published 1 Feb 2021, 15:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services

Official notice

Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South West (UKK21)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 26 Jan 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dorset Council is looking to establish a Framework Agreement with suitable contractors to provide site investigation, materials testing and geotechnical & geoenvironmental services in the delivery of building and highways construction/maintenance projects. The service comprises of a range of soils, construction material and environmental testing, site investigation and sampling, provision of professional technical advice and design services.

CPV: Geotechnical engineering services · Ground investigation services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test drilling and boring work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
8 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
45120000 Test drilling and boring work71332000 Geotechnical engineering services71351500 Ground investigation services71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
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 for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Feb 2021, 15:26 GMT
Last source update
1 Feb 2021, 15:26 GMT
Authority reference
DN474762
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001953
Classification (CPV)
Geotechnical engineering servicesGround investigation servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy servicesTest drilling and boring work
Delivery area
South West (UKK21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028ef7 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 3latest 26 Jan 2021

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services

    Signed
    26 Jan 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services

    Signed
    26 Jan 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 001953-2021-DN474762-3

    Signed
    26 Jan 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Dorset Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dorset Council, South Walks House, South Walks Road, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1UZContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Bournemouth, Christchurch Poole CouncilContracting authority Bournemouth, South WestContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.