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Published 23 Jul 2025, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T24-181CAP DNA Museum Fit-Out Contractors PQQ Application

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,543,828published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Jul 2025
Awarded to Marcon Fit-Out Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council seek tenders from suitably qualified contractors for Lead Fit-Out works with specialist Museum and Heritage / Visitor Attraction experience to provide and install high quality, robust exhibition fit-out works for the DNA Museum project, including the supply, co-ordination and installation of physical interactives, models and setworks, AV hardware and graphics (indoor and outdoor). The main area of work is concentrated within the interpretative visitor experience within the former barracks in Ebrington. The scope of works will include: Interpretation fit-out – joinery and setworks (lead contractor), With the following specialist sub-contractors to be sourced, managed and co-ordinated: Physical interactives (development, production and installation), Modelmaking and setworks (development, production and installation), Graphic print production and installation (indoor and outdoor graphics), AV hardware (AV control system design, equipment supply and installation). Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions · Exhibition centre construction work · Joinery and carpentry installation work · Joinery work · Museum construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Cost: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Jul 2025, 12:19 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2025, 12:19 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042334
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitionsExhibition centre construction workJoinery and carpentry installation workJoinery workMuseum construction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056486 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per PCR 2015

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,543,8281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Marcon Fit-Out LtdSMEContract£1,543,828 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry, UK, BT48 7NNContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MARCON FIT-OUT LTDAwarded supplier Unit A2 Kilbegs Business Park, ANTRIM, UK, BT41 4LZContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.