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Published 1 Mar 2024, 13:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and installation of advanced engineering Metal 3D Printers (HiVE)

Official notice

Authority: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT6.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2024awarded 1 Jul 2024
Awarded to CREAT3D Ltd
Contract term 5 moends 13 Sept 2024 · starts 29 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, invites Tenders for the supply and installation of advanced engineering equipment comprising:

  • Metal 3D Printers

CPV: Electrical equipment and apparatus

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering…Awarded 5 moPublished value£280,000

The Authority is currently engaged in the construction of an Advanced Engineering Centre (called HiVE derived from the name High Value Engineering) in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. The Development will form part of Coleg Gwent’s Campus delivering educational needs in areas such as Digital Manufacturing, Composites Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics. It is anticipated that the development will be completed during the summer of 2024. The equipment identified within this tender will be utilised by Coleg Gwent to deliver the proposed curriculum.

The procurement comprises of an open procedure and a single award for the following equipment:

  • Metal 3D Printers
Contract period: 29 Apr 2024 – 13 Sept 2024 (5 mo)
Delivery: Wales · The HiVE Advanced Engineering Facility, Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per tender documentation.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Mar 2024, 13:26 GMT
Last source update
17 Jul 2024, 08:52 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
itt_109109
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021947
Classification (CPV)
Electrical equipment and apparatus
Delivery area
Wales (UKL16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0444ab Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender documentation.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:143094)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2024 → 17 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Contract starts
    29 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    17 Jul 2024, 08:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2024, 08:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £298,5851 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CREAT3D Ltd£298,585 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 021947-2024-ECM_143993-1 · CREAT3D Ltd

    Signed
    1 Jul 2024
    Value
    £298,585
    Period
    … – 13 Sept 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services General Offices, Steelworks Road, Ebbw Vale, Wales, NP23 6AAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CREAT3D LTDAwarded supplier 14 Blakes Cottages, Forbury Road, Reading, UK, RG13JA

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