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Published 11 Jul 2023, 08:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4728114 - DAERA - Construction of the Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show

Official notice

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£384,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2023awarded 7 Nov 2023
Awarded to MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTD

Re-procurement openID 6621980 - DAERA - Strategic Communications Branch - Exhibition Design, Production/Print and Custom Build for the NI Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show May 2027 · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender competition is for the production and supply of Services for the Northern Ireland Government Departments’ Exhibition at the Balmoral Show in 2024. The initial show will take place in mid May 2024 and the following two shows will be in mid May 2025 and 2026. The Contractor must provide services for the design, production, construction and build of the exhibition and hospitality area. The successful Contactor must also provide a floor plan, transport, and clearance of the exhibition.

CPV: Exhibition centre construction work · Exhibition stands · Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services · Fair and exhibition organisation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£384,000
Extensions: The initial contract period will commence from the date of award for a period of one year, with the option to extend for two further shows at one year each · An initial contract period of 1 year with the option to extend for two further show periods of 1 year eachVariant 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: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • AC1 Design: 30%
  • AC2 Proposed Methodology: 5%
  • AC3 Experience - Nominated Personnel: 5%
  • AC6 Cost: 50%
  • AC5 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
  • AC1 Design: 30
  • AC2 Proposed Methodology: 5
  • AC3 Experience - Nominated Personnel: 5
  • AC4 Production Material: 0
  • AC5 Social Value: 10
  • AC6 Cost: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes
First published
11 Jul 2023, 08:57 BST
Last source update
15 Nov 2023, 11:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
4728114
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033742
Classification (CPV)
Exhibition centre construction workExhibition standsExhibition, fair and congress organisation servicesFair and exhibition organisation services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e06e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated. a standstill period. (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers that notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award. decision before the framework was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A. central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST

Timeline

14 Aug 2023 → 15 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    15 Nov 2023, 11:06 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2023, 11:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Nov 2023, 11:04 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
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1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £61,4701 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTDSME£61,470 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ID 4728114 - DAERA - Construction of the Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show · MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTDSME

    Signed
    7 Nov 2023
    Value
    £61,470
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Dundonald House, Belfast, UK, BT4 3SBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended. 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 oMediation body uk
  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body uk
  • The UK does not have any such bodies withresponsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; anychallenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division,to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches ofthe PCR 2015 as amendedReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria