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Published 15 Jun 2022, 08:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Wayfinding Signage for the National Galleries of Scotland

Official notice

Authority: National Galleries of Scotland

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2022
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Galleries Scotland (NGS) wish to award a multi-lot contract for the Provision of Wayfinding Signage. The contract will include the manufacture, production & installation of wayfinding signage for the NGS estate.

There will be no commitment to a minimum volume of orders under the contract. Under this agreement no minimum volume of orders is guaranteed. Orders of production samples and wayfinding signage will be agreed to on an "as required" basis. Supplier(s) will have no claim against NGS if they are not instructed to deliver any volume of orders.

For full details of the Contract Requirements please refer to the associated Tender and Contract documents.

In the event of unsatisfactory performance by the successful Supplier(s) and the termination of the lot/contract by either party, NGS reserves the right to negotiate the continuance of the services for that lot/contract with the second and third placed Supplier.

CPV: Signage

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across 2 of 3 lots

Applies to lots 2, 3.

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) procedure.

Bidders must complete and return an SPD (Scotland) form along with their tender submission.

Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Lot #1Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One & Modern Two)Renewal

The procurement will be conducted through the use of the Open (single stage) procedure.

Bidders must complete and return an SPD (Scotland) form along with their tender submission.

Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of The Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. · The contract makes provision for an optional variable extension period of an additional 6 months maximum.Variant bids: allowed
Lot #2Scottish National Gallery (SNG) complex, including the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA)Renewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. · The contract makes provision for an optional variable extension period of an additional 6 months maximum.Variant bids: allowed
Lot #3Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG)Renewal
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: NGS reserve the right to award a public contract following the negotiated procedure without prior publication in terms of Regulation 33(8) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Further information is included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. NGS reserves the right to issue a contract modification in terms of Regulation 72 of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. · The contract makes provision for an optional variable extension period of an additional 6 months maximum.Variant bids: 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 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Lot distribution rule: The contract is split into 3 Lots. Tenders may be submitted for all Lots. NGS reserves the right to award contracts combining one or more lots. There is no limit to the number of lots that may be awarded to one Tenderer therefore the following opportunities exist: (i) the award of all lots to one single Supplier (ii) the award of grouped lots (1, 2 or 3) to one Supplier with another Supplier awarded the remaining lot, or (iii) the award of one Supplier per lot.
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Q4A1b 'Enrolment in a Relevant Trade Register', Q4A.2a 'Authorisation of Particular Organisation Needed' and Q4A.2b 'Membership of a Particular Organisation Needed' have been included in the SPD. Bidders must confirm whether this is applicable to them.

    If applicable, each question will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. If the Bidder is required by their country of establishment, to have enrolment in a Professional Register, authorisation and/or membership of a particular organisation that the Bidder has not attained, the response will be deemed a 'Fail'. Any Bidder scoring a 'Fail' mark will be disqualified from the competition.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Q4B6 Other Economic or Financial Requirements.

    Minimum: Q4B6 - All information is contained within the online SPD.
  • Technical & professional ability

    Q4D.1 Quality Assurance (including Health & Safety Procedures) & Q4D.2 Environmental Management are included under selection criteria but will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis, as detailed below.

    Minimum: Q4D.1 Quality Assurance (including Health & Safety Procedures): all information in regard to minimum level(s) of standards required is contained within the online SPD. This will be scored on a Pass/Fail basis. If the Bidder responds "No" the response will be deemed a "Fail". Any …
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
15 Jun 2022, 08:47 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2022, 08:47 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
690 778
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016361
Classification (CPV)
Signage
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03468e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As detailed in the Contract.

Publisher note: National Galleries Scotland reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not award a Lot/Contract. The expenditure, work or effort undertaken by Bidders prior to the Award of Contract is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Bidders. Late SPDs and tenders may not be considered by National Galleries Scotland. Tenderers must include within their tender return compliance with all legislation applicable at the date for return of tenders relating to COVID-19 restrictions, such as, but not limited to, "The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2020" and details of any Notices issued by the HSE. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=690778. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:690778) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=690778

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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
28 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jun 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Jun 2022, 08:47 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    28 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    28 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Galleries of Scotland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion National Galleries of Scotland, 73 Belford Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 3DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body EDINBURGH

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.