Official UK procurement notice
ID 5221531 - DfE - SRC - Plumbing Supplies for the Northern Ireland FE Colleges
Authority: South Eastern Regional College (Education)·Consortium: 7 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSouthern Regional College (SRC) on behalf of the six Regional Colleges in Northern Ireland (“NI Colleges”) wishes to appoint Supplier(s) for the Provision of Supply and Delivery of Plumbing Supplies. The contract will be subdivided into six individual Lots, one for each of the colleges. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for any lot they wish. However, Tenderers must be able to provide and deliver all plumbing supplies listed within each lot bid for. Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
CPV: Plumbing and drain-laying work · Plumbing and heating materials · Plumbing and sanitary works · Plumbing equipment · Plumbing materials · Water plumbing work
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£849,200 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Belfast Metropolitan College BMCAwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
Lot #2Northern Regional College NRCAwardedRenewalPublished value£24,000
Lot #3North West Regional College NWRCAwardedRenewalPublished value£18,000
Lot #4South Eastern Regional College SERCAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Lot #5Southern Regional College SRCAwardedRenewalPublished value£499,200
Lot #6South West College SWCAwardedRenewalPublished value£148,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- AC2 Contract management: 10%
- AC3 Cost: 90%
Published award criteria (3)
- AC1 Compliance with all the requirements as set out in the Specification: 0
- AC2 Contract management: 10
- AC3 Cost: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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
- 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
- 8 May 2024, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5221531- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033531- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0457d9Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract 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 contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Supplier ails 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 11 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
11 Jun 2024 → 14 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline11 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until9 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 09:09 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2024, 10:31 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.7) Total value of the procurement · II.1.7) | 219800 | 863200 |
This notice corrects an administrative error in the originally published Award Notice. The estimated contract value has been amended to align with the value stated in the Contract Notice and Specification. No other aspects of the award, including scope, duration, award decision, or contractual terms, are affected.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC1 award | |||
| BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME | £15,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Northern Regional College NRC1 award | |||
| HALDANE FISHER LTD | £6,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · North West Regional College NWRC1 award | |||
| BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME | £12,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · South Eastern Regional College SERC1 award | |||
| BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME | £25,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Southern Regional College SRC1 award | |||
| Beggs and PartnersSME | £124,800 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · South West College SWC1 award | |||
| Beggs and PartnersSME | £37,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1 – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) · BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £15,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Northern Regional College (NRC) · HALDANE FISHER LTD
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £6,000
- Status
- active
Lot 3 – North West Regional College (NWRC) · BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £12,000
- Status
- active
Lot 4 – South Eastern Regional College (SERC) · BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £25,000
- Status
- active
Lot 5 – Southern Regional College (SRC) · Beggs and PartnersSME
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £124,800
- Status
- active
Lot 6 – South West College (SWC) · Beggs and PartnersSME
- Signed
- 10 Oct 2024
- Value
- £37,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Belfast Metropolitan College BMC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Northern Regional College NRC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · North West Regional College NWRC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · South Eastern Regional College SERC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 5 · Southern Regional College SRC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 6 · South West College SWC | 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- BASSETTS WOLSELEY LTDAwarded supplier
- Beggs and PartnersAwarded supplier
- HALDANE FISHER LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.