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Published 11 Feb 2021, 15:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 3309559 DfE – Southern Regional College - Supply and Delivery of 24 Synergic Welders to Southern Regional College

Official notice

Authority: Southern Regional College (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£168,000exc. VAT34.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Mar 2021awarded 9 Apr 2021
Awarded to ML Autoparts Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southern Regional College provides a wide range of education and training courses to a student population in excess of 30,000. It employs approximately 1,100 staff in Armagh, Banbridge, Kilkeel, Lurgan, Newry and Portadown campuses. SRC aims are to raise the expectations and achievements of learners and widen participation in high quality education and training within a caring organisation. The Southern Regional College (SRC) is inviting the submission of tenders for Supply and Delivery of 24 Synergic Welders, and Provision of a Service / Maintenance contract. The college will be providing fabrication and welding course on the Armagh and Portadown Campuses within the Engineering provision. The purchase of the Synergic welders will allow the school to enhance the provision across the main engineering campuses.

CPV: Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment · Welding · Welding equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£168,000
Extensions: Southern Regional College may extend the Contract for any period up to and including 48 months commencing from the Initial Contract Period Expiry Date · The Contract is for 12 months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend for a further 4 periods of 12 months each to cover the servicing and maintenance package.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
  • Price

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
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
11 Feb 2021, 15:56 GMT
Last source update
13 Apr 2021, 10:04 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Mar 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007666
Classification (CPV)
Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipmentWeldingWelding equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02926e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority has complied with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, has incorporated a 10 day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Mar 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Mar 2021, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

15 Mar 2021 → 13 Jun 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Mar 2021, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Mar 2021, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    13 Apr 2021, 10:04 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Jun 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Apr 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Apr 2021, 10:04 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 Apr 2021, 10:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £109,4401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ML Autoparts LtdSMEContract£109,440 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southern Regional College

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Patrick Street, NEWRY, UK, BT35 8DNContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • FE Colleges - Southern Regional CollegeContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services NEWRY, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amendedReview body uk
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ML Autoparts LtdAwarded supplier 67 Gortin Road, OMAGH, UK, BT79 7HTContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.