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Published 3 Mar 2022, 17:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Gun and Cannon Maintenance / Maintenance Plus Works 2022

Official notice

Authority: English Heritage

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£450,000≈ £225k / year11.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2022awarded 10 May 2022
Awarded to Context Engineering Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 May 2024 · extension options published · starts 2 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for undertaking annual inspection and conservation maintenance on English Heritage’s a nationally significant collection of 413 cannons, carriages and guns across 29 historic sites. A high proportion of the guns and cannons are situated on coastal sites, and as such are exposed to extremely challenging environmental conditions, necessitating continued conservation maintenance to keep them in a stable condition.

CPV: Preservation services of exhibits and specimens

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 2 May 2022 – 1 May 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Various English Heritage sites across England
Extensions: English Heritage reserves the right to extend the contract duration by up to an additional 12 months. · As per tender documentsVariant 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: 65%Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65%
  • Price: 35%
Conditions of participation1
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
3 Mar 2022, 17:30 GMT
Last source update
13 Jun 2022, 10:35 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
P/REF EH 00001856
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016101
Classification (CPV)
Preservation services of exhibits and specimens
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031db7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Apr 2022 → 13 Jun 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    2 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Jun 2022, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    13 Jun 2022, 10:35 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Jun 2022, 10:35 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Context Engineering LtdSMEGun & Cannon Maintenance & Maintenance Plus Works 2022£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Gun & Cannon Maintenance & Maintenance Plus Works 2022 · Context Engineering LtdSME

    Signed
    10 May 2022
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    … – 1 May 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

English Heritage

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN22EHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party 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