Paul Street Public Convenience Upgrades

Lot awarding rule: The bids will then be scored based on the below detailed criteria, with the contract being awarded to the highest scoring bid. Taunton Town Council will make an award based on the information supplied in the tender submission alone. Evaluating Bids Taunton Town Council are responsible for obtaining value for money at all times. As far as reasonably possible and practicable, the best available terms will be sought. Bids will be scored based on the following weighting: Price: 30% Quality: 30% Degree to which the bid aligns with the specification and timescales: 40% The total number of marks available are 100. The weighted scores in each criteria will be combined to arrive at the total score. Clarifications may be sought in writing and scores may subsequently be adjusted accordingly. Proposals that are unrealistically low or not reasonably suitable (in the opinion of Taunton Town Council) may be rejected. Once the highest scoring bid has been identified, the contractor will be notified and an Intention to Award notice will be published. Contracts will be prepared as soon as practicably possible. If there are two or more suppliers with the joint highest score, references may be sought to aid final decision making. Please therefore provide details of references for work undertaken within the last three years, including contact details. Assessing Price The lowest cost will be awarded the maximum 30% of evaluation marks. All other bids will be evaluated by dividing the lowest cost by the bidder comparison cost and multiplying the proportion by 30% to give the bid their percentage of the total evaluation marks available. A worked example can be found below: Bid A is £300 so automatically gets 30 marks. Bid B is £500 so gets 18 marks. (The lowest cost divided by the comparison cost multiplied by 30 equals their percentage of the total evaluation marks available. 300/500 x 30 = 18) Assessing Quality Quality accounts for 30% of the score. 30% will be awarded based on responses to the questions below, with the evaluation of answers also set out below. These scores can be revised based on any written clarifications. Bidders responses to the questions will be scored out of a possible maximum of 10 marks. Questions: Please answer the below questions in a separate document clearly marked as 'Supplier Question Responses'. The responses will be used to assess the quality of the submission, as detailed in the Project Information document. Please explain your technical and professional ability to carry out this project, including at least three examples of comparable projects undertaken in the last 5 years. Please include a brief description of the example project & the budget. Please explain your organisation's approach to carbon efficiency and sustainability. How will this be considered and included in all aspects of this specific project? Please outline how you will add social value, support the local economy and what proportion of your employees and/or subcontractors are based in Somerset. Criteria Marks Available Answer fully meets the required standard 10 Answer partially meets the required standard in one area, but fully meets the required standard in other areas 8 Answer partially meets the required standard across multiple, but not all, areas 6 Answer significantly falls short of the required standard and contains multiple shortcomings across all areas 4 Answer fails to meet required standard in all areas 2 No answer provided 0 Assessing degree to which the bid aligns with the specification and timescales The overall bid submission will be reviewed and scored based on the degree to which it aligns with the specification and desired timescales. The assessment panel will be considering the following: The overall approach to the project detailed in the submission, including methodology and management How the bidder will ensure the required resources will be available to complete the work in accordance with the proposed timeline How well the proposal meets the needs of the refurbishment work, include anti-vandal elements and measures to reduce anti-social behaviours. The submission will be marked out of 40, based on the following: Criteria Marks Available Submission fully meets the specification of work and the desired timescales 40 Submission partially meets the required standard in one area, but fully meets the required standard in other areas 30 Submission partially meets the required standard across multiple, but not all, areas 20 Submission significantly falls short of the required standard and contains multiple shortcomings across all areas 10 Submission fails to meet required standard in all areas, or no answer is provided 0