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Published 29 Oct 2024, 15:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Road Lighting Materials Framework 2025-2029

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 29 Nov 2024awarded 7 Mar 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking a framework of suppliers for the provision of Road Lighting Materials to be delivered to various Westmorland and Furness depots as listed in Appendix A (see framework Agreement).

The framework is proposed to provide the in-house teams and external contractors with the materials required to deliver the ongoing replacement programme.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Street-lighting columns · Street-lighting equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
12 bids received · 12 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Road Lighting ColumnsCancelled

Road lighting columns and illuminated sign posts shall be suitable for installation in all

locations within the administrative area of Cumbria and, where applicable, shall comply with

the following standards:

BS EN 40-1:1992 (2006) Lighting Columns Definitions and Terms

BS EN 40-2:2004 Lighting Columns General Requirements and Dimensions

BS EN 40-3-1:2013 Lighting Columns Design and Verification – Specification for

characteristic loads

BS EN 40-3-2:2013 Lighting Columns Design and Verification – Verification by testing

BS EN 40-3-3:2013 Lighting Columns Design and Verification – Verification by calculation

BS EN 40-5:2002 Lighting Columns Requirements steel lighting columns

BS EN 40-6:2002 Lighting Columns Requirements for aluminium lighting columns

PD 6547:2004+A1:2009 Guidance on the use of BS EN40-3-1 and BS EN 40-3-3

BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1 UK

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2LED LuminairesCancelled

The luminaire shall meet the requirements of;

  • BS EN 60598-1:2015+A1:2018 Luminaires. General Requirements and Tests
  • BS EN 60598-2-3:2003+A1:2011 Luminaires. Particular Requirements. Luminaires for Road

and Street Lighting

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Miscellaneous Road Lighting materialsCancelled

Miscellaneous Road Lighting materials.

Delivery: North West
Variant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “Road Lighting Materials Framework 2025-2029” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Oct 2024, 15:55 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN749744
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017397
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingStreet-lighting columnsStreet-lighting equipment
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b250 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN749744) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The framework is for 48 months. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively p articipate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

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
Appointment period ends
29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Nov 2024 → 28 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    29 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Apr 2025, 16:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Apr 2025, 15:12 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextName and address of the contractor · V.2.3Award of Contract V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Lucy Zodion Ltd Sowerby Bridge Country United Kingdom NUTS code UKD12 - East Cumbria The contractor is an SME YesThe Supplier Lucy Zodion withdrew their bid after the award and has not entered into a contract.

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 12admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 12
Contracts signed 3latest 7 Mar 2025

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1: Road Lighting Columns

    Signed
    7 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 2: LED Luminaires

    Signed
    7 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Lot 3: Miscellaneous Road Lighting materials

    Signed
    7 Mar 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

12 commercial parties on the notice
Show 2 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.