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Published 26 Jul 2024, 09:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Tender for the provision of a Transport Training Academy in the Ards and North Down area

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£237,600exc. VAT0.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2024awarded 7 Oct 2024
Awarded to D.F.P.F. Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The LMP is inviting suitable companies and/or organisations to submit proposals to provide HGV/PSV/Coach Driving Training to support the Transport and Logistics Sector, and to offer Training for the Transport Sector to individuals residing in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area through specific support provided by a suitably qualified team. Please see tender documents for full details of the requirement.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Driving-school services · Education and training services · Specialist training services · Training services · Various school services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£237,600
Extensions: The contract commenced on 7 October 2024, with the requirement to be completed by 30 June 2025. There are 2 further optional extension periods for the years 25/26 and 26/27. · The anticipated contract start date is on or around 15 October 2024. The academy for the initial year must be completed by 30 June 2025. There will be 2 further contract extension options of years 25/26 and 26/27, subject to funding from Department for Communities being granted and satisfactory performance measures being achieved as detailed in the Specification.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: 90%Price: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 90%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 90
  • Quantitative Criteria: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
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
26 Jul 2024, 09:35 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2024, 09:59 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032727
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesDriving-school servicesEducation and training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining servicesVarious school servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0484d2 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
28 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Aug 2024, 12:30 BST

Timeline

28 Aug 2024 → 28 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Aug 2024, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Oct 2024, 09:59 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2024, 09:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £237,4801 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
D.F.P.F. LtdSMEContract£237,480 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · D.F.P.F. LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Oct 2024
    Value
    £237,480
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

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 Bangor

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • D.F.P.F. LTDAwarded supplier LAMONT BUILDINGS, BELFAST, UK, BT9 5FLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.