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Published 13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Principal Contractor - Waterhouse Building Facade Restoration Programme

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: London (UKI)

Published estimate£9,600,000≈ £5.8m / year59% below published estimate

Submissions closed 21 Apr 2023awarded 1 Nov 2023

Awarded to DBR (London) Limited

Contract term 1 yr 8 moends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 8 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Principal Contractor for the construction programme of works required to complete the full restoration of the facades of the Grade 1 Listed Waterhouse Building in South Kensington, London.

CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Natural History Museum wishes to procure a Principal Contractor for the…AwardedRenewal 1 yr 8 moPublished value£9,600,000

The Natural History Museum wishes to procure a Principal Contractor for the construction programme of works required to complete the full restoration of the facades of the Grade 1 Listed Waterhouse Building in South Kensington, London.

Contract period: 8 Aug 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 8 mo)

Delivery: London · LONDON

Extensions: The Museum’s intention is to appoint the selected contractor up to 31st March 2025. If additional funding becomes available and the first phase of works has been brought to a satisfactory completion, the KPIs have been met and an agreement is reached on the additional costs for the completion of the remaining phases, the Museum reserves the right to extend the contract for an additional 2 to 3 years.Second stage: 6–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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: 60%Price: 30%Environmental: 10%

Published sub-criteria (7)

Details of preferred sub-contractors: 10%
Understanding the brief: 15%
Proposed programme for phasing of works: 15%
Proposed approach to temporary access solution to facilitate accessibility and rapid start on site with minimum visual impact.: 10%
CVs: 10%
Price: 30%
Details of your Environmental and Sustainability approach including supply chain: 10%

Published award criteria (7)

Details of preferred sub-contractors: 10
Details of your Environmental and Sustainability approach including supply chain: 10
Understanding the brief: 15
Proposed programme for phasing of works: 15
Proposed approach to temporary access solution to facilitate accessibility and rapid start on site with minimum visual impact.: 10
CVs: 10
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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: Restricted 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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 13 Mar 2023, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 15 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-037040
Classification (CPV): Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b24a Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830660558" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830660558</a> GO Reference: GO-20231215-PRO-24787029

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline

Timeline

21 Apr 2023 → 15 Dec 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
21 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Invitations to tender expected
9 May 2023, 00:00 BST
Contract starts
8 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice published
15 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Dec 2023

Status changed to complete
15 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT
Buyer details updated
15 Dec 2023, 19:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,939,9511 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DBR (London) LimitedSME	£3,939,951 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037040-2023-1 · DBR (London) LimitedSME
Signed
1 Nov 2023
Value
£3,939,951
Period
… – 31 Mar 2025
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Natural History Museum

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion United Kingdom Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DBR (London) LimitedAwarded supplier02519958 6th Floor, Suite 619, 83 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0HW

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria