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Published 31 Jul 2024, 14:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ipswich Borough Council Stores Tender supply of a wide range of goods and materials

Official notice

Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)

6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£3,910,0006 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2024awarded 1 Jan 2025
Awarded to TRAVIS PERKINS +3 more6 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and martials have been split into the following six Lots:

  • Building Materials
  • Plumbing Supplies
  • Tools
  • Decorating Materials
  • Electrical Supplies
  • PPE and Uniform

CPV: Building materials · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Decorating supplies · Electrical accessories · Electrical components · Electrical materials · Electrical supplies and accessories · Footwear · Hand tools · Machine tools · Occupational clothing · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories · +13 more

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Building MaterialsAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Plumbing SuppliesAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #3ToolsAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #4Decorating MaterialsAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods & materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: allowed
Lot #5Electrical SuppliesAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6PPE and UniformAwarded 3 yrs

Ipswich Borough Council is inviting tenders for the supply of a wide range of goods and materials for its Stores services based at Gipping House, Ipswich. The requirement for these goods and materials have been split into six Lots.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
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 · same split on all 6 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Price: 60%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    See Appendix C Minimum Standards

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
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
Yes
First published
31 Jul 2024, 14:56 BST
Last source update
27 Mar 2025, 10:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
IBC/18075
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011482
Classification (CPV)
Building materialsClothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesDecorating suppliesElectrical accessoriesElectrical componentsElectrical materialsElectrical supplies and accessoriesFootwearHand toolsMachine tools
+15 moreOccupational clothingOccupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048662 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST

Timeline

14 Aug 2024 → 27 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Aug 2024, 11:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025
  4. Notice published
    27 Mar 2025, 10:47 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Mar 2025, 10:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6
Awarded value £3,910,0006 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 374 from SMEs
Contracts signed 6latest 1 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Building Materials1 award
TRAVIS PERKINSSME——Awarded
Lot 2 · Plumbing Supplies1 award
UK PlumbingSME——Awarded
Lot 3 · Tools1 award
TRAVIS PERKINSSME——Awarded
Lot 4 · Decorating Materials1 award
BrewersDecorating——Awarded
Lot 5 · Electrical Supplies1 award
EdmundsonsSME——Awarded
Lot 6 · PPE and Uniform1 award
TRAVIS PERKINSSMEPPE——Awarded

Contracts

  • Building Materials · TRAVIS PERKINSSME

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £1,500,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active
  • Decorating · Brewers

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £240,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active
  • Electrical Supplies · EdmundsonsSME

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £550,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active
  • PPE · TRAVIS PERKINSSME

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £270,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active
  • Plumbing Supplies · UK PlumbingSME

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £1,200,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active
  • Tools · TRAVIS PERKINSSME

    Signed
    1 Jan 2025
    Value
    £150,000
    Period
    … – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Building Materials3bids · 3 electronic0——
2 · Plumbing Supplies5bids · 5 electronic0——
3 · Tools5bids · 5 electronic0——
4 · Decorating Materials6bids · 6 electronic0——
5 · Electrical Supplies7bids · 7 electronic2——
6 · PPE and Uniform11bids · 11 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ipswich Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road, IPSWICH, East of England, IP1 2DEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServicesReview body Liverpool

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties 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