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Published 17 May 2024, 10:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation To Tender for the Integrated Exhibition Design and Build Services - Vikings Project

Official notice

Authority: Orkney Islands Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£264,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2024awarded 12 Aug 2024
Awarded to Rocketbox Design
Contract term 8 moends 28 Feb 2025 · starts 15 Jul 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orkney Islands Council seeks a suitably qualified and experience provider to supply the Integrated Exhibition Design and Build Services – Vikings Projects – for the new galleries.

CPV: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Museum services · Museum-exhibition services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moPublished value£264,000
Contract period: 15 Jul 2024 – 28 Feb 2025 (8 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Methodology: 30%
  • Project Delivery: 30%
  • Presentation: 20%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Methodology: 30
  • Project Delivery: 30
  • Fair Work Practices: 0
  • Presentation: 20
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.

  • Economic & financial standing

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD Scotland Module.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 May 2024, 10:32 BST
Last source update
26 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
OIC/PROC/1902
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007261
Classification (CPV)
Library, archives, museums and other cultural servicesMuseum servicesMuseum-exhibition services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM65)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a4f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Orkney Islands Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any stage and not award a Contract the expenditure, work or effort undertaken by bidders prior to the award of any Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders. Late tenders will not be considered by the Council and all questions are to be submitted via the Questions and Answers section of this contract advertisement on PCS. An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Tenderers should complete the SPD (Scotland) contained within the SPD Module attached to this notice. (SC Ref:791622)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jun 2024 → 26 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2024, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    15 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2025, 11:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £264,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rocketbox DesignSME£264,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 007261-2025-OIC/PROC/1902-1 · Rocketbox DesignSME

    Signed
    12 Aug 2024
    Value
    £264,000
    Period
    … – 28 Feb 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Orkney Islands Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityRecreation, culture and religion Council Offices, School Place, Kirkwall, Scotland, KW15 1 NYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Sheriff CourtMediation bodyReview contact point KirkwallContact email, phone
  • Sherrifs CourtReview body KirkwallContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Rocketbox DesignAwarded supplier Unit 10, North Street Workshops, North Street Workshops, Stoke-sub-hamdon, UK, TA14 6QRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.