Official UK procurement notice
344_22 Signs · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe supply and installation of signs and associated equipment including but not limited to health & safety signs, corporate signage, road name signs, electronic signs, permanent & temporary traffic signs and permanent vehicle activated signs.
ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.
Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.
An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
CPV: Control, safety or signalling equipment for inland waterways · Control, safety or signalling equipment for parking facilities · Control, safety or signalling equipment for roads · Highway materials · Illuminated nameplates · Illuminated signs and nameplates · Illuminated traffic signs · Installation of road signs · Installation of street furniture · Permanent message signs · Road markings · Road signs · +8 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 23 bids on the busiest of 8 lots · 14 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Jan 2022
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £3,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Health and Safety and Related SignsAwardedceiling above
Lot #2Corporate SignsAwardedPublished value£10,000,000
Lot #3Road Name SignsAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
Lot #4Electronic SignsAwardedceiling above
Lot #5Interactive Wayfinding SignsAwardedceiling above
The supply of interactive wayfinding signage.
Lot #6Permanent Traffic Signs, Posts, Fixings and AttachmentsAwardedceiling above
The supply of permanent traffic signs, posts and fixings.
Lot #7Temporary Traffic SignsAwardedceiling above
Lot #8Permanent Vehicle Activated Signs and Associated EquipmentAwardedPublished value£4,000,000
The supply of permanent vehicle activated signs and associated equipment.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 40–80 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 40 points.
- “344_22 Signs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Oct 2021, 17:16 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2022, 10:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
344_22 (ProContract internal Ref. DN552191)- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001815- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ec0fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework Start Date as a base score and where a significant change is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the offences involved, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.
- Review procedure
Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Nov 2021 → 21 Jan 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2022
- Notice published21 Jan 2022, 10:43 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete21 Jan 2022, 10:43 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 - Health and Safety and Related Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 2 - Corporate Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 3 - Road Name Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 4 - Electronic Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- £750,000
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 5 - Interactive Wayfinding Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 6 - Permanent Traffic Signs, Posts, Fixings and Attachments
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 7 - Temporary Traffic Signs
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Lot 8 - Permanent Vehicle Activated Signs and Associated Equipment
- Signed
- 5 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Health and Safety and Related Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 2 · Corporate Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 3 · Road Name Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 4 · Electronic Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 5 · Interactive Wayfinding Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 6 · Permanent Traffic Signs, Posts, Fixings and Attachments | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 7 · Temporary Traffic Signs | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
| 8 · Permanent Vehicle Activated Signs and Associated Equipment | 23bids · 23 electronic | 22 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
15 commercial parties on the notice- Allsigns International LtdFramework contractor
- Ansco Signs LtdFramework contractor
- Coeval LtdFramework contractor
- DMA Signs LimitedFramework contractor
- DMA Signs LimitedFramework contractor
- Graphic Arts (Coventry) LtdFramework contractor
- MG Signs LtdFramework contractor
- Model Signage LimitedFramework contractor
- Royal British Legion Industries LtdFramework contractor
- Rymack Sign Solutions LtdFramework contractor
Show 5 more suppliers
- Swarco Traffic LtdFramework contractor
- TWM Traffic Control Systems LimitedFramework contractor
- Trueform Engineering LtdFramework contractor
- Westcotec LtdFramework contractor
- Wood & Wood International Signs LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria