Find a TenderCancelled
Published 22 Mar 2022, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

e-Commerce Warehouse and Fulfillment Services

Official notice

Authority: VisitBritain/VisitEngland·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedure
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £1.3m / year
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2022
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This requirement is for provision for e-Commerce Warehouse and Fulfillment Service.

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This requirement is for provision for e-Commerce Warehouse and Fulfillment ServiceCancelledRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£4,000,000

This requirement is for provision for e-Commerce Warehouse and Fulfillment Service.<br/><br/>Due to deficiencies identified in the tender and evaluation process, the Contracting Authority is abandoning this procurement. Additional information: Due to deficiencies identified in the tender and evaluation process, the Contracting Authority is abandoning this procurement.

Contract period: 1 Nov 2022 – 31 Oct 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK · United Kingdom
Extensions: Two further renewals of 12 months each.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As indicated in the procurement documents.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Mar 2022, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
6 Oct 2022, 16:06 BST
Authority reference
BTA1405
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028138
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0324f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As indicated in the procurement documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://visitbritain.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
22 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Apr 2022 → 1 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    9 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Oct 2022, 16:06 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2022

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2022
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    6 Oct 2022, 16:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Oct 2022, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

VisitBritain/VisitEngland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawTourism 3 Grosvenor Gardens, Victoria, London, London, SW1W 0BDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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