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Published 14 Nov 2022, 16:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Collections review for nationally sponsored cultural organisations and independent and local museums

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£246,000exc. VAT27.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2023awarded 21 Feb 2023
Awarded to HEADLAND DESIGN ASSOCIATES

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The aim of the contract is to deliver a 12 month review to improve collections management, reduce costs for cultural organisations, support decarbonisation of collections storage, and improving access for researchers and the public. The estimated value for the contract is GBP 180,000 to GBP 205,000 exc. VAT (maximum contract value of GBP 246000 inc. VAT).

This review will consider collections management (both digital and physical) across the sector, including identifying urgent priorities for capital investment to improve collections storage, plus longer term options that will safeguard collections for the future, maximise good practice and potentially reduce the cost burden. This work will also look at the feasibility for and options around shared, co-located or distributed models of storage, plus ways of making collections more accessible e.g. through open access stores or research centres.

This activity would include the sponsored national cultural bodies (National Library of Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru and the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales) Cadw (the Welsh Government’s historic environment service), the four regional Welsh Archaeological Trusts and those who wish to participate from the c.100 Accredited and working towards Accreditation local and independent museums.

CPV: Economic research services · Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Market research services · Museum services · Museum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildings · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The procurement will be conducted via eTenderWales and the tender documentation can be…Awarded

The procurement will be conducted via eTenderWales and the tender documentation can be found via the link provided. The documentation outlines the requirement to deliver a 12 month review to improve collections management, reduce costs for cultural organisations, support decarbonisation of collections storage, and improving access for researchers and the public. All bids must be submitted by 2pm on the 9th January 2023.

E-Tender Information:

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

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How To Find The ITT:

  • Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
  • The e-tender references for this contract are: itt_99253.
  • Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
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Delivery: Wales
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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached
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
14 Nov 2022, 16:30 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2023, 10:01 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
C111/2022/2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006096
Classification (CPV)
Economic research servicesLibrary, archives, museums and other cultural servicesMarket research servicesMuseum servicesMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildingsResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch and experimental development servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch services
+1 moreSocial research services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03844a Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:129582)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
9 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jan 2023 → 2 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Mar 2023, 10:01 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2023, 10:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £178,1401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HEADLAND DESIGN ASSOCIATESSME£178,140 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park, Caerdydd / Cardiff, Wales, CF44 8EGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria