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Published 31 Oct 2023, 15:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Lease of 17no Vans · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cairn Housing Association (Housing)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2023awarded 5 Feb 2024
Awarded to Alphabet (GB) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lease of 17no vans, in three configurations, for use by a maintenance and repair service in northern Scotland.

CPV: Vans

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Single stage invitation to tenderAwarded

Single stage invitation to tender. Evaluation ratio =

60% lowest price : 40% highest quality

Delivery: Scotland · Inverness and Thurso
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: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 5%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Product Suitability: 10%
  • Contract Management: 15%
  • Lease Inclusiveness: 5%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Responsibility: 5%
  • Environmental Features: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • Product Suitability: 10%
  • Contract Management: 15%
  • Environmental Features: 5%
  • Social Responsibility: 5%
  • Lease Inclusiveness: 5%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per Tender Documents

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
31 Oct 2023, 15:56 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2024, 13:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
CHG10/23-3
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006107
Classification (CPV)
Vans
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM5)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0410ad Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:759194)

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
1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Dec 2023 → 26 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Feb 2024, 13:47 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Feb 2024, 13:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alphabet (GB) Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Single stage invitation to tender5bids · 5 electronic1—£385,393 – £500,256
Whole notice———£385,393 – £500,256

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cairn Housing Association

Contracting authorityHousingHousing AssociationHousing and community amenities Bellevue House, 22 Hopetoun Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH7 4GHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Alphabet (GB) LimitedAwarded supplier Alphabet House, Summit Avenue, Farnborough, Hampshire, South East, GU14 0FBContact phone

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