Official UK procurement notice
Technical Approval Authority Services - Westmorland & Furness Council
Authority: Westmorloand and Furness Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b68cFind 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- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 May 2023 → 5 Jun 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2023- Status changed to complete5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Jun 2023, 15:02 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7) | 2 May 2023 | 5 May 2023 | +3 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd | £147,875 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Technical Approval Authority Services - Westmorland & Furness Council · Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2023
- Value
- £147,875
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Cumbria County CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Waterman Infrastructure & Environment LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria