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Published 8 Oct 2021, 09:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Consultancy Services for Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Watch Tower

Official notice

Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)

5 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000total for 5 lots
Submissions closed 9 Nov 2021awarded 4 Jan 2022
Awarded to AEM Hi Lancashire Consortium led by North West Aerospace Alliance +2 more5 awards

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Lancashire County Council is seeking to award a series of interventions to support the advanced engineering and manufacturing (AEM) sector within the County to overcome

setbacks which have arisen as a direct and indirect results of the COVID-19 pandemic. This services are structured into a series of five contracts.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Research consultancy services

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1The AEM Watch TowerAwardedPublished value£100,000
Lot #2Aerospace Diversification SupportAwardedPublished value£250,000
Lot #3Innovation Eco-System AcceleratorAwardedPublished value£300,000
Lot #4Skills and Employment Retention SolutionsAwardedPublished value£250,000
Lot #5AEM Sector Promotion InitiativeAwardedPublished value£100,000

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 2 points.

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
8 Oct 2021, 09:11 BST
Last source update
4 Jan 2022, 10:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Nov 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000032
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e9a9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
9 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Nov 2021 → 4 Jan 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Nov 2021, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    9 Nov 2021, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Jan 2022, 10:06 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Jan 2022, 10:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 5
Awarded value £899,5595 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 5latest 4 Jan 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · The AEM Watch Tower1bids · 1 electronic1——
2 · Aerospace Diversification Support2bids · 2 electronic2——
3 · Innovation Eco-System Accelerator2bids · 2 electronic2——
4 · Skills and Employment Retention Solutions1bids · 1 electronic1——
5 · AEM Sector Promotion Initiative1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancashire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityConsultancy Services Fishergate, Preston, North West, PR18XJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties 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