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Published 21 Apr 2023, 12:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC Virtual Permit Management System

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£52,307published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 May 2023awarded 25 Aug 2023
Awarded to Unity Five Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to implement a Virtual Permit Management

system to replace the existing paper-based management system used to administrate

Maidstone’s resident parking scheme.

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80%
  • Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost: 20
  • Quality: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
21 Apr 2023, 12:11 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2023, 09:26 BST
Award evaluation window
31 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN667042
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025054
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c322 Find a Tender

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
24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2023 → 25 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2023, 09:26 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2023, 09:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £52,3071 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Unity Five Limited SME£52,307 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Maidstone House, Kings Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid Kent LegalReview body Maidstone
  • Mid Kent Legal ServiceReview body Tunbridge Wells

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.