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Published 25 Jan 2024, 08:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Street Lighting Columns

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£2,824,314published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2024awarded 20 Jun 2024
Awarded to CU Lighting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swindon Borough Council invited expressions of interest from suitably experienced providers for the provision of Street Lighting Columns to Swindon Borough Council. The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 x 12-month extensions available subject to satisfactory performance.

Estimated contract spend is between £750,000.00 and £2,251.460.00 across the initial 3 years contract term and between £2,251,460.00 and £2,419,100.00 across the potential total 5-year contract term.

Project Description

Swindon Borough Council require a supplier of street lighting columns to support the street lighting team. The contract will consist of providing columns to replace old and/or damaged columns, there is also a planned replacement programme planned during the life of the contract to replace all the old concrete columns, with modern metal columns.

Full details relating to the Goods are provided in the tender documents

CPV: Street-lighting columns

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The contract will be for an initial 3 years with 2 x 12-month extensions available subject to satisfactory performance.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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • 6.1.1 Implementation: 10%
  • 6.1.2 Business Continuity: 10%
  • 6.1.3 Business Flexibility: 10%
  • price: 60%
  • 6.1.4 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • 6.1.1 Implementation: 10%
  • 6.1.2 Business Continuity: 10%
  • 6.1.3 Business Flexibility: 10%
  • 6.1.4 Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 60%
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
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
25 Jan 2024, 08:37 GMT
Last source update
30 Aug 2024, 12:54 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN708364
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027754
Classification (CPV)
Street-lighting columns
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04345b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

In the procurement documents

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
13 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Mar 2024 → 30 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    5 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Aug 2024, 12:54 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 13 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
    16 Feb 2024, 10:07 GMT
    +8 days · was 5 Mar 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    30 Aug 2024, 12:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextShort Description · II.1.4Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 13 February 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 05 March 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.s…Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 28 February 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 13 March 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.s…
—TextDescription of the procurement · II.2.4Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 13 February 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 05 March 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.s…Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 28 February 2024, 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council’s responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 13 March 2024 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.s…
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.25 Mar 202413 Mar 2024+8 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.75 Mar 202413 Mar 2024+8 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,824,3141 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 85 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CU Lighting Limited£2,824,314 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CU Lighting LimitedAwarded supplier Charles House, Lower Road, Great Amwell, Ware, East of England, SG12 9TA

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