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Published 7 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

National Portrait Gallery Provision of Logistics and Warehousing Solution for Retail Operations

Official notice

Authority: National Portrait Gallery (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Portrait Gallery invites tenders from suppliers for an agreement that includes off-site storage of retail merchandise, restocking shipments to on-site stores, and logistics fulfilment of online shop orders.

  • Recurrence: Maximum of 4 years

CPV: Retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000
Delivery: London · Inner London – West
Extensions: Contract may be extended following initial contract term. It is the intention that any agreed extension will be a rolling monthly basis (not to exceed 2 years), however any agreed renewal option is subject to contract award and discussions with the successful bidder. · rolling monthly contract (not to exceed a further 2 years)Variant bids: 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: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 40%
  • Criterion 1: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1: 40
  • Criterion 1: 60
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
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Maximum of 4 years
First published
7 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
053/2024
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024780
Classification (CPV)
Retail trade services
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04884e Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day

standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is

communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to

challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Unsuccessful tenderers shall be notified by the contracting authority as

soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they

were unsuccessful. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide that

aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm, by breach

of the rules are to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and

Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Retail-trade-services./9BKFQSA8E6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9BKFQSA8E6 GO Reference: GO-202487-PRO-27329857

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Aug 2024 → 6 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Portrait Gallery

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion 2 St. Martin's Place, London, London, WC2H 0HEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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