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Published 13 May 2021, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC205 Provision of Maintenance Water Features

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£130,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2021awarded 10 Aug 2021
Awarded to The Fountain Company Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maintenance of seven water features sited within Manchester City Centre Deansgate Ward and Piccadilly Ward.

Water Features:

Albert Square (one water feature)

Bridgewater Hall (one water feature - aerator)

Cathedral Gardens (one water feature)

Exchange Square (one water feature)

Piccadilly Gardens (one water feature)

St Ann’s Square (one water feature)

St Peter’s Square (one Water feature)

Water features to be operating 365 days per year

Water Features to operate on timed basis each day

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£130,000
Delivery: North West
Extensions: Option to Extend for further 24 monthsVariant 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: 30%Price: 40%Social value: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 30
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 May 2021, 15:29 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2021, 13:01 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN543819
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020990
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b0bb Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

See SLAs within Invitation to Tender

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract.

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
14 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jun 2021 → 25 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2021, 13:01 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2021, 13:01 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    25 Aug 2021, 13:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £130,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Fountain Company LtdSME£130,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, Manchester, North West, M1 2LAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Fountain Company LtdAwarded supplier3654927 Unit 7 Waterside Business Park, Hadfield Derbyshire, North West, SK13 1BE

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