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Published 25 Jan 2023, 10:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Central Milton Keynes Growth Opportunity Study

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£220,000exc. VAT3.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2023awarded 27 Nov 2023
Awarded to Corstorphine + Wright Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a multi-disciplinary team to carry out a CMK Growth Opportunity Study to provide analysis and policy recommendations for the growth of the city centre, concluding in the preparation of a Growth and Design Framework. Submissions will only be accepted until 12:00pm 24th February 2023.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.

CPV: Infrastructure works consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£220,000
Delivery: South East · Milton Keynes City Council l Civic Offices l 1 Saxon Gate East l Milton Keynes l MK9 3EJ
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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to tender documents.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 Jan 2023, 10:55 GMT
Last source update
27 Nov 2023, 17:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
2022-138A
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034984
Classification (CPV)
Infrastructure works consultancy servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039a6e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please see tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

24 Feb 2023 → 27 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Nov 2023, 17:39 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2023, 17:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £212,4591 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 138 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Corstorphine + Wright LtdSME£212,459 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids · 13 electronic8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Royal Court of Justice, London WC24 2LL Review body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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