Official UK procurement notice
Ground Investigation Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is looking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works.
The work content will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the Scope-Specification.
The Agreement will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the Scope-Specification.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Framework Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Framework Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
CPV: Ground investigation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotApplies to lots 1, 2.
Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.
Lot #1Work Packages under £30,000CancelledRenewal
Lot #2Work Packages over £30,000CancelledRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (10)
- Section 1 - Understanding the Requirements of the Projects: 8%
- Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.1: 6%
- Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.2: 6%
- Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.1: 5%
- Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.2: 5%
- Section 4 - Quality of Staff: 4%
- Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.1: 6%
- Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.2: 5%
- price: 50%
- Question 6 - Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Section 1 - Understanding the Requirements of the Projects: 8
- Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.1: 6
- Section 2 - Managing Quality - Question 2.2: 6
- Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.1: 5
- Section 3 - Public Relations and Claims Minimisation - Question 3.2: 5
- Section 4 - Quality of Staff: 4
- Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.1: 6
- Section 5 - Safety - Question 5.2: 5
- Question 6 - Social Value: 5
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Ground Investigation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Framework Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Framework Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.
- First published
- 28 Jan 2021, 11:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2021, 14:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004600- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028e10Find a Tender
Publisher note: In accordance with Section 4.12 (Authorities Rights) of the Invitation to Tender the Authority has taken the decision to abandon this current procurement process. This decision was taken due to the number of submissions which failed to meet the criteria for completion of the Price Schedules. Please note we are intending to re-procure this service in the coming weeks following a review of the documents. We have taken this decision to ensure the County Council achieves the best value and service possible and to provide an opportunity for Suppliers to ensure criteria is able to be met.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Mar 2021 → 8 Mar 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT
- Notice published8 Mar 2021, 14:03 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Mar 2021, 14:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria