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Published 4 Aug 2021, 09:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Advertising Bus Shelter Provision and Free- Standing Advertising Unit Provision

Official notice

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2021awarded 18 Oct 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Sunderland City Council (the Council) is seeking to increase and maximise its revenue

streams through Bus Shelter and Free-Standing Unit advertising, provision will be procured

on a Concession basis.

In order to open the market, provide competition and achieve best value, advertising via Bus

Shelter provision and Free-Standing Advertising Units (FSAU’s) will be procured under 2

separate lots as detailed below:

  • Lot 1 – Advertising Bus Shelter Provision
  • Lot 2 – Free-Standing Advertising Units Provision

CPV: Market and economic research; polling and statistics

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
3 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 1 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Advertising Bus Shelter ProvisionAwarded

Provision Advertising Bus Shelter

Delivery: UK · Sunderland
Variant bids: not allowed
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Lot #2Free-Standing Advertising Units ProvisionAwarded

Free-Standing Advertising Units Provision

Delivery: UK · Sunderland
Variant bids: not allowed
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Quality Social Value: 5%
  • price: 55%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality Pass/Fail: 0
  • Quality: 40
  • Quality Social Value: 5
  • Price: 55
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Advertising Bus Shelter Provision and Free- Standing Advertising Unit…” 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
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
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
4 Aug 2021, 09:17 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2021, 08:12 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN556627
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-026211
Classification (CPV)
Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c924 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
10 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/home ↗

Timeline

20 Aug 2021 → 20 Oct 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    20 Aug 2021, 13:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    10 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Oct 2021, 08:12 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 10 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    4 Aug 2021, 09:17 BST
    +21 days · was 20 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2021, 08:12 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.220 Aug 202110 Sept 2021+21 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 3busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Oct 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Advertising Bus Shelter Provision

    Signed
    18 Oct 2021
    Value
    £4,150,000
    Status
    active

  • Free-Standing Advertising Units Provision

    Signed
    18 Oct 2021
    Value
    £2,800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Advertising Bus Shelter Provision3bids———
2 · Free-Standing Advertising Units Provision3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Burdon Road, Sunderland, UK, SR2 7DNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.