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Published 27 Jun 2024, 11:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Provision of Integrated Consultancy Services for Queen's Hall, Newtownards

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£950,000exc. VAT32.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2024awarded 17 Feb 2025
Awarded to Samuel Stevenson Sons Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ards and North Down Borough Council (ANDBC) seeks to appoint an Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) for the design and management of a new building at Queen’s Hall Newtownards. The new building will serve as a multifunctional Arts Centre, community venue and library on the existing Queen’s Hall site. Working collaboratively in partnership with Libraries NI, ANDBC wishes to deliver modern facilities and library services for the benefit of local residents and provide enhanced facilities for the provision of arts and cultural activities aligned to the Council’s community and corporate plans.

CPV: Architectural design services · Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Construction project management services · Organisation of architectural design contests · Quantity surveying services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
Procedure method
Restricted 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
27 Jun 2024, 11:58 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2025, 14:28 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006825
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesCalculation of costs, monitoring of costsConstruction project management servicesOrganisation of architectural design contestsQuantity surveying services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0472fa Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

15 Aug 2024 → 15 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Feb 2025, 14:28 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    15 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2025, 14:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £638,3151 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Samuel Stevenson Sons LtdSMEContract£638,315 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body BangorContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria