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Published 15 Mar 2021, 15:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Library E-Audio Books

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Published value£1,400,000published on the single lot · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2021awarded 30 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework agreement for the provision of e-audio books

CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 5 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.8 per place) · 4 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,400,000
Delivery: South West
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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
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.
  • “Provision of Library E-Audio Books” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Mar 2021, 15:05 GMT
Last source update
4 Aug 2021, 11:45 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN524729
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018729
Classification (CPV)
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029bc4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

14 Apr 2021 → 4 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    4 Aug 2021, 11:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Aug 2021, 11:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 4latest 30 Jul 2021

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 018729-2021-DN524729-1

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 018729-2021-DN524729-2

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 018729-2021-DN524729-3

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Contract 018729-2021-DN524729-4

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.