Official UK procurement notice
tNCEA Underground Utilities Searches 23/24
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo procure underground utilities searches for up to 1,130 sites. This work is a pre-requisite to the England Ecosystem Survey.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Above Threshold Open TenderAwarded
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Commercial: 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2023, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C19997- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031030- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ce06Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
19 Jun 2023 → 20 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts17 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published20 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2023- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextShort description · II.1.4.1 | — | The intent of this notice is to notify industry an open competition for 'tNCEA Underground Utilities Searches'. The competition shall commence 18th May 2023 and shall close 19th June 2023. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catsurveys LtdSME | £138,487 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 031030-2023-1 · Catsurveys LtdSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2023
- Value
- £138,487
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2023
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Defra Network eTendering PortalMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Catsurveys LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.