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Published 10 Nov 2023, 15:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system for Inverness Castle

Official notice

Authority: High Life Highland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£612,194published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Dec 2023awarded 20 Aug 2024
Awarded to Oolio UK ltd
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 30 Apr 2025 · starts 8 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

On behalf of The Highland Council, High Life Highland wish to appoint a contractor to provide an Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) system for the Inverness Castle Experience, which supports the following types of purchase:

An e-commerce system that allows purchases of merchandise from the Inverness Castle Experience website

Retail purchases from the Inverness Castle Experience shop, and a pop-up store within the Inverness Castle Experience

Food and beverage purchases in the Inverness Castle Experience bar, café and restaurant areas

CPV: Point of sale (POS) software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 4 mo
Contract period: 8 Jan 2024 – 30 Apr 2025 (1 yr 4 mo)
Delivery: Scotland · Inverness Castle
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: 100Price: 30
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Experience: 30
  • Delivery: 70
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Experience: 30
  • Delivery: 70
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Nov 2023, 15:56 GMT
Last source update
21 Aug 2024, 15:53 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
HLH-FT-02-24
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026716
Classification (CPV)
Point of sale (POS) software development services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041778 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:775852)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
31 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Dec 2023 → 21 Aug 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    8 Jan 2024
  4. Notice published
    21 Aug 2024, 15:53 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Dec 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 31 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
    12 Dec 2023, 08:45 GMT
    +16 days · was 15 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    21 Aug 2024, 15:53 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.215 Dec 202331 Dec 2023+16 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.718 Dec 20233 Jan 2024+16 d

Deadline date extended due to requests from potential providers

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £612,1941 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oolio UK ltdSME£612,194 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 026716-2024-20231110-000014-1 · Oolio UK ltdSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2024
    Value
    £612,194
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

High Life Highland

Contracting authorityCharityLearning and leisure activities Highland Archive Centre, Bught Road, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5SSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Inverness Justice CentreReview body Inverness

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Oolio UK ltdAwarded supplier Steam Mill Business Centre, Steam Mill Street, Chester, UK, CH3 5ANContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.