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Published 8 Dec 2023, 16:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SC23208 - Coring and Material Testing

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£286,575published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2024awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to DGL Testing Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent County Council requires a contractor to carry out a contract for Services including coring

and testing of utility reinstatements; coring of other areas for investigations prior to highway

maintenance and improvement works; collecting of samples; sampling of materials used on the

highway; carrying out specified in situ and laboratory tests and providing technical personnel and

factual reports.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 24 months.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
Price: 200
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price per Quality Point: 100
  • price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price per Quality Point: 100
  • Price: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
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
Yes
First published
8 Dec 2023, 16:11 GMT
Last source update
21 May 2024, 13:53 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN703020
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016023
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesConstruction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed 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
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jan 2024 → 21 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 May 2024, 13:53 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 May 2024, 13:53 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £286,5751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DGL Testing Services LtdSME£286,575 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DGL Testing Services LtdAwarded supplier Building 1020, Heeley Close, Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne, South East, ME9 8HL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.