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Published 5 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Management and operator of Watford Market

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jan 2023awarded 31 Mar 2023
Awarded to Saunders Markets

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Watford Borough Council is seeking a provider to Manage and Operate its Market in the Town Centre. The provider will be required to carry out all elements of the Market service which shall include the on street market and undercover market units. The provider will be responsible for ensuring there is adequate personnel and supervision (as set out in this specification) to carry out these task in order to meet the performance requirements set out in the tender documents. The requirements include: Cleaning, Securitiy, Facilities and Site Management, Waste management, Trader Liaison, Financial Management, Marketing, innovation and management reporting.

CPV: Facilities management services · Retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
Delivery: East of England · Hertfordshire
Extensions: The tender considered with and without Facilities Management. The final award is witout Facilities Management included in the service.Variant bids: 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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Approach and Delivery: 25%
  • Financial Model: 5%
  • Performance Management: 9%
  • Implementation and Integration: 2%
  • Staff Resourcing: 4%
  • Invoicing and Reporting: 5%
  • Marketing Plan: 5%
  • Cost Model: 40%
  • social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Approach and Delivery: 25
  • Financial Model: 5
  • Performance Management: 9
  • Implementation and Integration: 2
  • Staff Resourcing: 4
  • Invoicing and Reporting: 5
  • Marketing Plan: 5
  • social Value: 5
  • Cost Model: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    This is stated in Part 1 of the tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
5 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 12:04 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Jan 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010128
Classification (CPV)
Facilities management servicesRetail trade services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038a88 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

The performance conditions are set out in the tender documents.

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774107755" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=774107755</a> GO Reference: GO-202346-PRO-22485425

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

27 Jan 2023 → 6 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    27 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Apr 2023, 12:04 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Apr 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2023, 12:04 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Apr 2023, 12:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Saunders MarketsSMEManagement and Operation of Watford Market£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Management and Operation of Watford Market · Saunders MarketsSME

    Signed
    31 Mar 2023
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Watford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityRecreation, culture and religionGeneral public services United Kingdom https://www.watford.gov.uk, Watford, East of England, wd17 3EXContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Saunders MarketsAwarded supplier07224480 27 Smithbrook Kilns,, Cranleigh, Surrey, South East, GU6 8JJ

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