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Published 6 May 2021, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust

Official notice

Authority: Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Awarded value£529,363published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Feb 2021
Awarded to Witherford Watson Mann

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust (EUCL) intends to appoint an architect-led multidisciplinary design team to undertake a paid feasibility study for their Literature House for Scotland project. This notice relates to the full project - upon the completion of a successful feasibility study, it is intended that the chosen design team will be retained to undertake the full project to completion.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Design consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2021, 15:44 BST
Last source update
6 May 2021, 15:44 BST
Authority reference
2020/RIAS/EUCL
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009871
Accelerated
Uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the current pandemic.
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesArchitectural design servicesDesign consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ae00 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The selection of the architect-led multidisciplinary team will be carried out using the two stage restricted process. Pre-Qualification The completed ESPDs will be scored to establish bidders to proceed to the tender stages. Please refer to contract documentation for exclusion and selection criteria. Tender Stage Short-listed bidders (maximum 5) will be invited to submit project specific information on a Pre-Interview Questionnaire (PIQ). These will be scored by the selection panel and bidders will be invited to attend a digital presentation/interview. Final selection will be on a quality based selection procedure. Please refer to contract documentation for detailed information on scoring for this stage. (SC Ref:649151)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £529,3631 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Feb 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Witherford Watson MannSME£529,363 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion John Knox House, Top Floor Office, 45 High Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH1 1SRContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body EdinburghContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.