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Published 30 Aug 2023, 11:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Intelligent Transport System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 22 Jan 2024awarded 2 Oct 2024
Awarded to SWARCO UK & Ireland
Contract term 10 yrsends 30 Sept 2034 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Intelligent Transport System.This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised value here is £5-20m exclusive of VAT.The deadline date for submissions of the Selection Questionnaire is noon 22nd January 2024. Please note late returns will NOT be permittedThe deadline for clarification questions is 5pm 9th January 2024 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The maintenance and upkeep of the existing ITS system in Suffolk including but not…AwardedRenewal 10 yrs

The maintenance and upkeep of the existing ITS system in Suffolk including but not limited to the following. Fault Management and Maintenance, Asset Management, Provision of compatible materials, equipment and Parts, Emergency and Fault Service, Periodic Inspection and testing, Optical Maintenance, Fault Reporting by the Public, General Maintenance, Provision of a UTMC programme, New and Replacement Installations.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2024 – 30 Sept 2034 (10 yrs)
Delivery: East of England · The activity will mainly take place in Suffolk but could also occur within the East of England region.
Extensions: The contract terms will be up to a maximum of 10 years comprised of an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 5 years.Any future renewals will be advertised once the scope and requirement are known.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45%
  • Price: 55%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
30 Aug 2023, 11:22 BST
Last source update
15 Nov 2024, 12:45 GMT
Authority reference
CD1383-2
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037008
Classification (CPV)
Maintenance services of public-lighting installations and traffic lights
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f7e9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

The appointed supplier will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social, environmental and/or health & safety objectives. Accordingly certain award criteria and certain contract performance conditions will relate in particular to social, environmental, health & safety and/or other corporate social responsibility considerations. Further detailscan be found in the procurement documents and the Contract.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Head of Legal for the Council at the address specified in Section I) above, and will be dealt with in accordance withthe requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any appeals must be brought within the time scales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with such Regulations, the Council will also incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on award of contract is communicated to Bidders.

Publisher note: If you are interested in participating in the pre-market engagement please email [email protected] who will send you a copy of the Pre-Market Engagement Information Document and some questions we would like interested providers to respond to.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

17 Oct 2023 → 15 Nov 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    17 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    15 Nov 2024, 12:45 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    19 Dec 2023, 18:43 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    19 Dec 2023, 18:43 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 22 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
    19 Dec 2023, 18:43 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    15 Nov 2024, 12:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SWARCO UK & Ireland——Awarded

Contracts

  • Intelligent Transport System · SWARCO UK & Ireland

    Signed
    2 Oct 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2034
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The maintenance and upkeep of the existing ITS system in Suffolk including but not…1bids · 1 electronic0—£5,000,000 – £20,000,000
Whole notice———£5,000,000 – £20,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2BXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Swarco UK & Ireland LtdAwarded supplier Hazelwood House, Lime Tree Way, Chineham Business Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire, South East, RG24 8WZ

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