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Published 28 Mar 2023, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Approval Authority Services - Westmorland & Furness Council

Official notice

Authority: Westmorloand and Furness Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT26.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 May 2023awarded 5 Jun 2023
Awarded to Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to appoint a Technical Approval Authority (TAA) to support its Capital Programme team related to projects undertaken in the future authority area of Westmorland and Furness which includes the Eden, Barrow and South Lakeland Districts.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000
Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2026
Delivery: North West
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Mar 2023, 11:05 BST
Last source update
5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
Award evaluation window
2 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN662747
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015861
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b68c Find a Tender

Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN662747) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate.

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
2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 May 2023 → 5 Jun 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7)2 May 20235 May 2023+3 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £147,8751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd£147,875 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Westmorloand and Furness Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, North West, LA9 4UFContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria