Official UK procurement notice
Design, Development, Supply & Installation of Equipment for Studio Ulster
Authority: University of Ulster (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign, Development, Supply & Installation of Equipment for Studio Ulster
CPV: Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction · Backup or recovery software package · Bar coding software package · Broadcasting equipment · Camera bodies · Camera lenses · Cinematographic cameras · Communications equipment · Computer audit and testing services · Computer game software package, family titles and screen savers · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer tables · +62 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Vision for Studio Ulster (SU) is to be a leading Commercial Centre of Excellence…AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
The Vision for Studio Ulster (SU) is to be a leading Commercial Centre of Excellence in Virtual Production (“VP”) in the UK and Ireland and to establish a ‘Tier 1’ Centre of
Excellence in Research and Development and Innovation (R&D&I), in Real-time and Virtual Production, a rapidly developing suite of technologies and methodologies for screen content production.
Located on the North Foreshore in Belfast, the development of SU in conjunction with the Belfast Harbour Film Studio complex creates a unique blend of facilities, that will drive commercial activity and collaboration in R&D on an unprecedented scale involving all strands of production and technology professionals involved in the virtual production, film, broadcast, animation, games, VFX and immersive sectors.
The successful appointed tenderer will develop technical proposals for the
equipment allowing SUL to deliver on the final Business Plan objectives. The design
solutions presented shall be based on the successful tenderer's IP and best practices from experience to date in the VP sector.
SU is a fully funded project, with Contracts for Funding executed and all associated legal agreements with Belfast Harbour in place. The project benefits from £25.2m (£21m excluding VAT) through BRCD, both contributions to support the initial development of the SU VP studio and to part-fund life cycle replacement costs for the specialist VP equipment, within the first 10 years of operation. Ulster University has committed £3.6million from its own funds and has secured a further £2.9m from the UK Levelling Up Fund. These sums represent the total scale of the SUL investment, inclusive of miscellaneous costs for items outside of this Competition (loose
furniture, fees, marketing, branding etc.).
The successful tenderer will develop the design, procure, deliver, install, test and
commission the specialist equipment and provide all necessary training to SUL in the
operation of the equipment.
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 (4)
- Contractor Credentials: 15%
- Strategy & Operations: 40%
- Commercial: 35%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Contractor Credentials: 15
- Strategy & Operations: 40
- Commercial: 35
- Social value: 10
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Sept 2023, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2024, 16:21 BST
- Authority reference
project_27819- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013940- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04044cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Ulster University incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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: Please note that a Corrigendum Notice was published (FTS ref: 2023/S 000-028557) which amended the estimated total value in Section II.1.5 of the contract notice from £2,000,000 to £20,000,000. The quantities, which it is anticipated will be required under this Contract, was set out in the final tender stage of the competition within the Commercial Submission. This information was given for the guidance of the tenderers and was not deemed to be a condition of the Contract or a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to the successful tenderer should the actual demand be less than that stated. Further, the delivery of service as to be provided by the successful tenderer is demand-led. Changes which may affect the demand may include but are not limited to, technological upgrades/changes within the virtual production marketplace. Such changes may result in unanticipated workload growth which is higher than the levels accounted for within the tender competition. To be able to offer continuing service delivery as provided for by this tender competition the University reserves the right to commission additional product volumes over the life of the contract period, including any extension period(s) if utilised. Any steps taken by the University in this regard will be done in compliance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
Timeline
27 Oct 2023 → 30 Apr 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline27 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
- Notice published30 Apr 2024, 16:21 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2024, 16:21 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEstimated total value · II.1.5 | 2,000,000.00 | 20,000,000.00 |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NantStudios, LLC | £19,954,122 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Design, Development, Supply & Installation of Equipment for Studio Ulster · NantStudios, LLC
- Signed
- 18 Apr 2024
- Value
- £19,954,122
- Period
- … – 31 Jul 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NantStudios, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria