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Published 1 Sept 2023, 20:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Operational and Interpretation Signage (2023)

Official notice

Authority: English Heritage

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,750,000≈ £583k / year20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2023awarded 16 Nov 2023
Awarded to Rivermeade Signs Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the supply and installation of exterior signage, including surface, post-mounted and free-standing signs and associated products such as plinths and mounts, sympathetic to the historic context of English Heritage's sites across England.

CPV: Permanent message signs · Sign posts · Signage · Signs and illuminated signs · Signs and related items

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£1,750,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Various English Heritage sites across England
Extensions: English Heritage reserves the right to extend the contract by a total period of up to 24 months beyond the initial expiry date.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: 55%Price: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 55%
  • Price: 45%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
1 Sept 2023, 20:33 BST
Last source update
17 Nov 2023, 10:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
2 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
P/REF EH 00001971
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034054
Classification (CPV)
Permanent message signsSign postsSignageSigns and illuminated signsSigns and related items
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f965 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Oct 2023 → 17 Nov 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2023
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
  5. Notice published
    17 Nov 2023, 10:40 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Nov 2023, 10:40 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Rivermeade Signs LimitedSME£1,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Operational and Interpretation Signage (2023) · Rivermeade Signs LimitedSME

    Signed
    16 Nov 2023
    Value
    £1,400,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids · 13 electronic13——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

English Heritage

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue,, Swindon, UK, SN2 2EHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • English Heritage TrustReview body Swindon

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