Find a TenderAwarded
Published 19 Oct 2021, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1727) Campus Wide Solar PV Installation Project

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£8,300,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2022awarded 14 Apr 2023
Awarded to Smart Electronic Technologies

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx. 50 buildings across the campus. The award is for phase 1 of the works only. Phases 2 and 3 are to be priced and are subject to further budget approval. A further award up to a value of £10,000,000.00 is optional or the contract may be terminated for re-tender of phases 2 and 3.

CPV: Copper · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
Extensions: The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx. 50 buildings across the campus. The award is for phase 1 of the works only. Phases 2 and 3 are to be priced and are subject to further budget approval. A further award up to a value of £10,000,000.00 is optional or the contract may be terminated for re-tender of phases 2 and 3.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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)
  • Specification: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Specification: 40
  • Price: 60
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
Procedure method
Restricted 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
19 Oct 2021, 16:35 BST
Last source update
9 May 2023, 13:38 BST
Authority reference
DN577026
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013118
Classification (CPV)
CopperElectricity, heating, solar and nuclear energyPetroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eda9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such information should be requested from the address in Section I.1).

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Dec 2021 → 9 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    15 Dec 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    17 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    9 May 2023, 13:38 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2022
  1. Published value published: £8,300,000
    17 Aug 2022, 13:32 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Aug 2022, 13:32 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    17 Aug 2022, 13:32 BST
  4. Deadline published: 19 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
    17 Aug 2022, 13:32 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    9 May 2023, 13:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Smart Electronic Technologies——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The University has appointed a main contractor to Install PV Solar arrays on approx4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0—£1,645,194 – £9,375,904
Whole notice———£8,000,000 – £10,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 7RUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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