Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Digital Science Equipment Catalogue – Y21022
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supplier shall provide an online digital catalogue of Science equipment that KCS will
promote via its own ‘webshop’. The catalogue will be accessible to KCS customers and will
supplement the KCS products, services and catalogues.
NB – this is for Science Equipment only, there is no Chemical requirement
The following outlines the minimum expectations of the catalogue.
General Requirements
Complete range of Science Equipment to cover all school key stages include EYFS, KS1 to 5
and higher and further education levels.
- Full digital page turn-able online PDF catalogue (built jointly). Catalogue to be provided in
PDF Format and where possible available in ‘indesign’ file.
- Full product range available in editable CSV files. CSV headings to be provided by KCS post
award.
- Full product range to be included will be determined post award.
- Run in conjunction with KCS catalogue periods.
o 2021 - April to December (pro-rated dependant on start date)
o 2022 and beyond – January to December
- No price changes in ‘catalogue’ year (see above)
- Advertised pricing will be supplier standard pricing.
- Each product purchased will be discounted to KCS at the agreed rate.
- The majority of orders will be priced inclusive of delivery. Exceptions will be agreed post
award.
- Branding will be KCS.
- All products must conform as a minimum to British Standards or equivalent relating to the
provision of Science equipment – a list of standards is attached at Schedule 3
- Products destined for international customers will be delivered to a designated KCS
warehouse (this could be various locations throughout the UK)
- Product coding will be discussed and agreed prior to publication.
CPV: Educational equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (3)
- Discount: 25%
- Value Added: 25%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
- Discount: 25
- Value Added: 25
- 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.
- “Provision of Digital Science Equipment Catalogue – Y21022” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Feb 2021, 10:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN524787- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027435- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028fa6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2021, 14:10 BST
Timeline
31 Mar 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2021, 14:10 BST
- Notice published2 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Nov 2021, 14:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Provision of Digital Science Equipment Catalogue – Y21022
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Supplier shall provide an online digital catalogue of Science equipment that KCS will | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | £0 – £10,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £0 – £10,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Commercial Services Kent LtdReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Inivos LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.