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Published 17 Nov 2021, 13:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Principal Designer Framework for the University of Sunderland

Official notice

Authority: University of Sunderland (Education)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Framework ceiling (notional)£325,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Dec 2021awarded 18 Mar 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University seek to develop a framework agreement for the following consultancy service:-Principal Designer, with technical author role (where required)It is envisaged that 3 consultants will be appointed to the Principal Designer framework.Estimated value of this framework is :- £75k per annumFor the purpose of this tender award and any subsequent services which may be connected with the original award we reserve the right to spend a further 30% of the anticipated spend subject to changes in University requirements or changes to legislation.The framework will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further year.Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Arts Council, ERDF, Heritage Lottery Fund, LEP etc. and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the University on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive.Expressions of interest and tend

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 10 bids received (3.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This contract is now awarded=========================The University seeks to develop a…AwardedPublished value£325,000

This contract is now awarded=========================The University seeks to develop a framework agreement for the following consultancy service:- Principal Designer, with technical author role (where required) It is envisaged that 3 consultants will be appointed to the Principal Designer framework. Estimated value of this framework is :- £75k per annum For the purpose of this tender award and any subsequent services which may be connected with the original award we reserve the right to spend a further 30% of the anticipated spend subject to changes in University requirements or changes to legislation. The framework will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further year. Any commissions under this contract or framework maybe subject to external funding from bodies such as Arts Council, ERDF, Heritage Lottery Fund, LEP etc. and the successful suppliers will be expected to work with the University on any funding applications where appropriate. This list of funding bodies is not exhaustive. Expressions of interest and tender documents are available via In-Tend in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderla… ↗. Additional information: It is anticipated that some projects may be part or fully funded by external streams, including European Union (EU) funding (ERDF/ESIF) and potential research bodies, etc.

Delivery: North East · Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, and Canary Wharf, London, UK
Variant bids: not allowed
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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: 45%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 55%
  • Costs: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative: 55
  • Costs: 45
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “Provision of Principal Designer Framework for the University of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 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
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Nov 2021, 13:05 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Dec 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOS/Principal Designer Framework/0921
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007393
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f785 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
17 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsunderla… ↗

Timeline

17 Dec 2021 → 18 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    17 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Dec 2021, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Mar 2022, 10:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 107 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Principal Designer Framework

    Signed
    18 Mar 2022
    Value
    £390,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Sunderland

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 3rd Floor Edinburgh Building Chester Road, Sunderland, North East, SR1 3SDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

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