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Published 12 Oct 2021, 12:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SC21055 – Independent Cost Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Nov 2021awarded 13 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Single supplier NEC4 Framework Contract for purchase of ad hoc independent cost consultancy services supporting Kent County Council’s Major Capital Programme Team (MCPT) with the projects relating to the construction of major highway and transportation schemes. Support will also be required to other teams across the Growth, Environment and Transport Directorate for highway and transportation projects and contracts.

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Se Section II.1.4. (Short description) aboveAwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Council requires new service arrangements from on 1 April 2022. The Initial Contract Period will be 36 months, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months (via two separate extension periods of 12 month each). Justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: The framework will operate for up to five years with no guarantee of any services being awarded. Justification for any duration exceeding 4 years is that the Council recognises the vast investment in technical resources, retainment, supply chains, and social value required to operate this framework within the county of Kent. An initial term of 36 months will only be extended by up to a maximum of 24 months (60 months in total) on successful delivery of the Key Performance Indicators and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Framework Contract.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
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 0
What this means for your bid
  • “SC21055 – Independent Cost Consultancy Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Yes
First published
12 Oct 2021, 12:25 BST
Last source update
13 Apr 2022, 09:41 BST
Authority reference
DN571097
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009838
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eae3 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
Appointment period ends
8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

8 Nov 2021 → 13 Apr 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    13 Apr 2022, 09:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Apr 2022, 09:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2022

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

Contracts

  • Contract 009838-2022-1

    Signed
    13 Apr 2022
    Value
    £4,085,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Kent County CouncilReview body Maidstone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.