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Published 24 Oct 2024, 12:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Heritage Collections Storage Services

Official notice

Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£20,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2024awarded 29 Apr 2025
Awarded to Constantine Ltd4 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking a supplier to store its heritage objects. The requirement is for a minimum of 3,300 square metres of fit for purpose, non-shared floor space within a secure, object storage facility located within 2 hours travel via public transport of Westminster, UK. This will be for an initial term of 5 years with the option for the Authority to extend for a period of up to 5 years in 1 year extensions

CPV: Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
Delivery: London · Palace of Westminster
Variant 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 participation2
  • Suitability

    In accordance with Regulations 57, 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided in response to the Selection Questionnaire.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Applicants will be assessed in accordance with Regulations 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

    Minimum: The Authority expressly reserves the right to require a candidate to provide additional information supplementing or clarifying any of the information provided in response to the requests set out in the Selection Questionnaire.
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
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
24 Oct 2024, 12:52 BST
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 14:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
GSV2738
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020956
Classification (CPV)
Storage and warehousing services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b0e5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
1 Nov 2024
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT

Timeline

1 Nov 2024 → 9 Mar 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2024
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published227 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 14:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 6 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 May 2025, 10:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Bid openingIV.2.7.128 Nov 20249 Dec 2024+11 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 2 May 2025
  • 2024-11: 1 release · 19 Nov 2024
  • 2024-10: 1 release · 24 Oct 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £33,633,3461 contract exc. VAT · 3 repeated publications of the same award counted once
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 4latest 29 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Constantine LtdSME£33,633,346 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Constantine LtdSME£33,633,346 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Constantine LtdSME£33,633,346 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Constantine LtdSME£33,633,346 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 018655-2025-1 · Constantine LtdSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £33,633,346
    Status
    active
  • Contract 018656-2025-1 · Constantine LtdSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £33,633,346
    Status
    active
  • Contract 018658-2025-1 · Constantine LtdSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £33,633,346
    Status
    active
  • Contract 020956-2026-1 · Constantine LtdSME

    Signed
    29 Apr 2025
    Value
    £33,633,346
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 210715608 Parliament Square, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London
  • The High Court of JusticeMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CONSTANTINE LTDAwarded supplier00948446 20-26 Sandgate Street, London, SE15 1LE, London, South East, SE15 1LE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.