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Published 1 Jul 2024, 20:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Air Quality Management Services for the Breathe London Air Quality Network

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Aug 2024awarded 8 Oct 2024
Awarded to VODAFONE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) are procuring this contract on behalf of The Greater London Authority (GLA) who is procuring a service provider to maintain and operate the next phase of the Breathe London Network to maintain the GLA funded nodes in order to provide hyper-local air-quality monitoring across London. for four years starting in October 2024.

Monitoring air pollution is crucial to understanding the risk that toxic air has for us all. The Breathe London Network plays a crucial role in helping local communities, schools, hospitals and Londoners understand air pollution and take action to reduce their exposure. The continuation of the Breathe London Network will build on the successes of previous four years as well as to improve the network through continuing to engage and inform Londoners in the most effective ways.

This procurement is to be conducted in accordance with the Open Procedure, under Directive 2014/24/EU (public) on the award of public sector contracts, as implemented in the UK by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR).

CPV: Air pollution monitoring or measurement services · Airborne particle monitoring

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The GLA are looking to procure a service provider to continue to maintain the GLA…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,400,000

The GLA are looking to procure a service provider to continue to maintain the GLA funded nodes in order to provide hyper-local air-quality monitoring across London. The supplier will be required to create and manage a website and upload the data from the sensors to this website which will be publicly available. The supplier is also required to increase engagement with London boroughs, schools and hospitals.

Delivery: London
Extensions: Option to extend up to 3 periods of one year each. · This contract will be re-tendered prior to expiry.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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
1 Jul 2024, 20:50 BST
Last source update
20 Dec 2024, 16:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
GLA 82592
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-041273
Classification (CPV)
Air pollution monitoring or measurement servicesAirborne particle monitoring
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0478f2 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority will observe a stand still period for a minimum of 10 calendar days from when the contract award notice is issued to bidders. That notice will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Transport for London (TfL) reserve the right not to consider expressions of interest received after the closing date/time or received by means other than the portal. TfL reserves the right at any stage to reject or disqualify or revise the pre-qualified status of any Tenderer who: 1. Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; and/or 2. Does not submit a tender in accordance with the requirements set out in the procurement documents or as directed by TfL during the procurement process; and/or 3. Fulfils any one or more of the criteria detailed in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations2015. The procurement process is being conducted electronically on the e-Tendering portal SAP Ariba. The portal can be accessed via the following link: https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw Suppliers interested in this tender opportunity, please email [email protected] confirming your TfL SAP Ariba account name - Your organisation will be added manually to the suppliers list in SAP Ariba and you will have unrestricted and full access to the tender documents. To register or to check if you are already registered in TfL SAP Ariba, please use the following link: https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw For help registering or uploading your responses, please refer to: https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training If the problem persists please contact: [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
1 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Aug 2024 → 20 Dec 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Aug 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    20 Dec 2024, 16:08 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Dec 2024, 16:08 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    20 Dec 2024, 16:08 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 5
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VODAFONE LIMITED£1,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 041273-2024-1 · VODAFONE LIMITED

    Signed
    8 Oct 2024
    Value
    £1,400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE, LONDON, London, E201JNContact 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