Official UK procurement notice
Cost & Commercial Management Services
Authority: University of Ulster (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCost & Commercial Management Services for the Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology
[CDHT], Cognitive Analytics & Digital Robotics Innovation Centre [CADRIC], Teaching &
Students Centre [Shared Ireland funded] and School of medicine [SOM] with an allowance
within the Contract value for Studio Ulster [SU] and Centre For Food & Drug Discovery
[CFDD], for ad hoc cost and commercial support when scope becomes clear.
CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Quantity surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,300,000
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 (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost: 30
- Quality: 70
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 5 Jan 2024, 11:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2024, 23:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
project_27963- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035862- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042ae4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The University incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to all tenderers. The standstill period provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: It is anticipated the contract will commence on 25/10/2024.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
5 Feb 2024 → 5 Nov 2024 · 3 dates- Bids opened5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline19 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published5 Nov 2024, 23:29 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2024- Deadline moved to 19 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT16 Jan 2024, 14:06 GMT+14 days · was 5 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete5 Nov 2024, 23:29 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 5 Feb 2024 | 19 Feb 2024 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 5 Feb 2024 | 19 Feb 2024 | +14 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WH StephensSME | £949,250 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035862-2024-1 · WH StephensSME
- Signed
- 25 Oct 2024
- Value
- £949,250
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 2 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview bodyReview contact point
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WH StephensAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria