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Published 20 Jun 2023, 19:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

790032088 Pre-Audit Verification and Support (RISQS)

Official notice

Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Jul 2023awarded 15 Jul 2024
Awarded to Fortius VA Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project must provide Buyer and Supplier support services including Registering and pre auditing Suppliers by verification of submitted questions sets and predetermining audit requirement and scopes where appropriate. Suppliers can become members of RISQS which offers buyers the ability to search for pre-qualified suppliers in the rail industry.

CPV: Research services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: RSSB shall have the option to extend the contract term, bringing the total Term to 60 months. · RSSB intends to award a single Contract to a single entity for a three (3) year term, with two optional extensions of one (1) years each.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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Organisational Structure and approach: 20%
  • Service optimisation: 15%
  • Supplier’s understanding and methodology: 20%
  • Risks and mitigations: 15%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Organisational Structure and approach: 20
  • Service optimisation: 15
  • Supplier’s understanding and methodology: 20
  • Risks and mitigations: 15
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed within the Schedule of requirements.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jun 2023, 19:04 BST
Last source update
15 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jul 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026021
Classification (CPV)
Research servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d816 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=882895185 GO Reference: GO-2024815-PRO-27408230

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/22C79PY9U7 ↗

Submission deadline
20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Jul 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Jul 2023 → 15 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jul 2023, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    15 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Aug 2024, 19:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,584,0951 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fortius VA Limited£3,584,095 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026021-2024-790032088 Pre-Audit Verification and Support (RISQS)-1 · Fortius VA Limited

    Signed
    15 Jul 2024
    Value
    £3,584,095
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

RSSB

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRSSBRSSB 1 South Place, The Helicon, London, UK, EC2M 2RBContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fortius VA LimitedAwarded supplier06375468 Midpoint,, Alencon Link,, Basingstoke, UK, RG21 7PP

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