Official UK procurement notice
Cold Storage Contract · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Bristol (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Bristol conducts a broad range of research requiring cold storage and we currently have a wide range of fridges and freezers on site. There are a wide range of sizes and manufacturers and to ensure ongoing research efficiency, the University is looking to re-tender a long-term agreement to supply our researchers with the best performing and sustainable cold storage solutions. The requirement is divided in to 5 Lots:
Lot 1 ULT Cascade
Lot 2 ULT Dual Compressor
Lot 3 Fridge Freezers
Lot 4 -20 Freezers
Lot 5 + 4 Fridges
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 7 bids received (0.7 per place) · 4 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2024
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value published · win at most 5 of themLot #1Cold Storage ContractAwarded
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 85
- Price: 15
- price: 100
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 85%
- Price: 15%
- Price: 100
- Price carries 115 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 11.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Cold Storage Contract” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 10 May 2024, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2024, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2024-041373- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030996- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04589bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://tenders.bris.ac.uk/web/login.html#_ga=2.8561907.756953724.1509612864-765348959.1498832875 ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jun 2024 → 1 Oct 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published27 Sept 2024, 13:44 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Sept 2024, 13:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £90,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
ULT Cascade Freezer
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2024
- Value
- £225,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
ULT Dual Compressor
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2024
- Value
- £25,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
+4 Fridges
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
+4 Fridges
- Signed
- 27 Sept 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Appleton Woods LimitedFramework contractor
- MedScience Distribution LimitedFramework contractor
- SciQuip LimitedFramework contractor
- Scientific Laboratory SuppliesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria