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Published 24 May 2024, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Abernant Tunnel Concept Design

Official notice

Authority: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£180,000exc. VAT26% above published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Jun 2024awarded 30 Jul 2024
Awarded to Atkins Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Abernant Tunnel Concept Design Project.

CPV: Design consultancy services · Engineering design services · Ground investigation services · Surveying services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal

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: 100Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Methodology: 40
  • Programme: 20
  • Project Team: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (4)
  • Methodology: 40
  • Programme: 20
  • Project Team: 40
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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 · 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
24 May 2024, 11:01 BST
Last source update
29 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
MTCBC/AT2024/ITT-110585
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027609
Classification (CPV)
Design consultancy servicesEngineering design servicesGround investigation servicesSurveying services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046a3a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

Contained in Tender documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:143416)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jun 2024 → 29 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    29 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2024, 15:19 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £226,8011 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 73 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atkins Limited£226,801 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 027609-2024-1 · Atkins Limited

    Signed
    30 Jul 2024
    Value
    £226,801
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Abernant Tunnel…7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad3——
Whole notice———£87,393 – £594,950

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF47 8ANContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AtkinsAwarded supplier 12 Orchard Street, 12 Orcahrd Street, Swansea, Wales, SA15ADContact phone

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