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Published 23 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Architects Services for the development of Maidstone East (former Royal Mail sorting office)

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ45)
Awarded value£198,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2022awarded 4 May 2022
Awarded to Lewis and Hickey
Contract term Ends 1 Jul 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a firm of Architects to take an existing design from its current RIBA Stage 1 (Preparation & Briefing) through to RIBA stage planning application submission and any liaising with the planning authority as required post

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a firm of Architects to take an

existing design from its current RIBA Stage 1 (Preparation & Briefing) through to RIBA stage

2 (Concept Design) and RIBA stage 3 (Spatial Co-ordination) services in connection with the

Council’s redevelopment works of the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office (FRMSO), and

Cantium House (CH), Maidstone. The RIBA Stage 1 work which is nearing completion will be

shared with those who express an interest in tendering for the project.

The appointment will be made on the basis of services provided up to and including detailed

planning application submission and any liaising with the planning authority as required post

submission to enable a detailed planning consent.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Contract period: … – 1 Jul 2026
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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
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
23 Dec 2021, 13:00 GMT
Last source update
4 May 2022, 18:04 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN589430
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011582
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03054d 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
Submission deadline
13 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2022 → 4 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 May 2022, 18:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 May 2022, 18:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £198,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1612 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lewis and HickeySME£198,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 011582-2022-1 · Lewis and HickeySME

    Signed
    4 May 2022
    Value
    £198,000
    Period
    … – 1 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
16bids · 16 electronic12——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Maidstone House, Kings Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Mid Kent LegalReview body Maidstone
  • Mid Kent Legal ServicesReview body Tunbridge Wells

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.