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Published 19 Oct 2022, 14:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist chairs for Community Equipment

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Published estimate£480,000exc. VAT43.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 17 Nov 2022awarded 9 Jan 2023

Awarded to DIRECT HEALTHCARE GROUP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist chairs for Community Equipment Stores

The initial contract term will be for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (a potential total contract term of 4 years. Estimated contract spend is between £240,000 and £480,000 across the potential total 4 year contract term.

The Authority intends to award a single supplier contract for the supply of a chair with estimated annual quantities of 100 chairs during this period but with no fixed commitment) for an initial period of two years.

These chairs are standard chairs for use in a home environment which have been recommended for use by an Occupational Therapist. These will be delivered to a stock location within the Borough of Swindon

CPV: Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 24 months with an option to extend for a further 24 months (a potential total contract term of 4 yearsVariant 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: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 2%Environmental: 3%

Published sub-criteria (9)

Order Management: 5%
Contract management: 10%
Product training: 5%
Contract reporting: 5%
warranty period: 10%
Delivery: 10%
price: 50%
Social value: 2%
Product sustainability and reduction in carbon emissions: 3%

Published award criteria (9)

Order Management: 5
Contract management: 10
Product training: 5
Contract reporting: 5
warranty period: 10
Product sustainability and reduction in carbon emissions: 3
Social value: 2
Delivery: 10
Price: 50

What this means for your bid

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.

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 19 Oct 2022, 14:50 BST
Last source update: 10 Jan 2023, 13:43 GMT
Award evaluation window: 17 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN638174
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-000672
Classification (CPV): Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03770e Find a Tender

Contract terms

Performance terms: Contract performance conditions
In the procurement documents.

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: 17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

17 Nov 2022 → 10 Jan 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Bids opened
17 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Notice published
10 Jan 2023, 13:43 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
10 Jan 2023, 13:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £271,8801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 31 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DIRECT HEALTHCARE GROUP	£271,880 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 000672-2023-1 · DIRECT HEALTHCARE GROUP
Signed
9 Jan 2023
Value
£271,880
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Direct Healthcare GroupAwarded supplier Withey Court Western Industrial Estate, Caerphilly, Wales, CF83 1BF

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