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Published 1 Nov 2023, 11:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

18/0924 STEM - Exhibition and Interpretation

Official notice

Authority: Moray Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Dec 2023awarded 13 Feb 2024
Awarded to Unusual Projects

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Moray Council is seeking to appoint an organisation to work in collaboration with the Local Authority in the development of an Early Years Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative. The appointment relates to exhibition and interpretation design and build services.

CPV: Fair and exhibition organisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Moray Council is seeking bids for the design and installation of a Early Years STEM…AwardedPublished value£500,000

Moray Council is seeking bids for the design and installation of a Early Years STEM Discovery Centre within the Elgin Library. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland · Elgin, Moray
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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.

    Where the operator is not able to make such a confirmation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.

    The bidder confirms they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

    Minimum: The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 audited financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations. Employer's - FIVE MILLION 5,000,000 GBP Public Liability: - FIVE MILLION 5,000,000 GBP
  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders will be required to provide examples of works carried out in the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.

    Minimum: Bidders will be required to provide evidence and examples of at least 3 examples of works of a similar size and nature, within the past 5 years
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
1 Nov 2023, 11:52 GMT
Last source update
19 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
18/0924
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005309
Classification (CPV)
Fair and exhibition organisation services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0410dc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. (SC Ref:758518)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Dec 2023 → 19 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    19 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Feb 2024, 08:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Unusual ProjectsSubcontracting: Technical Support from Glasgow Science Centres Experience Design Service Team£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 005309-2024-1 · Unusual Projects

    Signed
    13 Feb 2024
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Moray Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services High Street, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 1BXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Elgin Sherriff CourtReview body ElginContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Unusual ProjectsAwarded supplier unit G10 , Elvington Industrial Estate, York, UK, YO41 4ARContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.