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Published 4 Feb 2021, 14:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2056/21 Student Centre Retail Partner

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published estimate£12,000,000exc. VAT41.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 4 Mar 2021awarded 6 May 2021

Awarded to HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen’s University Belfast and Queen’s Students’ Union invite tenders for a partner with significant retail experience to work collaboratively on the development of a new Students’ Union Shop (SU Shop). The new SU Shop will be situated within the Student Centre and is expected to open by September 2022. The successful partner will be required to work closely with the University to provide guidance and support with regards to the shop design and fit-out and provide access to a supply chain, marketing and promotional material and guidance/advice with regards to the shop operations.

Recurrence: 120 months

CPV: Retail trade services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£12,000,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The initial contract period is 60 months with options to extend by up to a further 60 months. · Contract will be renewed after 120 month period.Variant bids: not allowed

55900000 Retail trade services

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 sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 40%
price: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 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.

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · 120 months
First published: 4 Feb 2021, 14:45 GMT
Last source update: 18 May 2021, 12:13 BST
Award evaluation window: 4 Mar 2021 – …
Authority reference: QUB/2056/21
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-010928
Classification (CPV): Retail trade services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029045 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.The Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

How it was run

Official notice

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Submission deadline: 4 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 4 Mar 2021, 16:30 GMT

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelf… ↗

Timeline

4 Mar 2021 → 18 May 2021 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
4 Mar 2021, 16:00 GMT
Bids opened
4 Mar 2021, 16:30 GMT
Notice published
18 May 2021, 12:13 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
18 May 2021, 12:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £7,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 6 May 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITEDStudent Centre Retail PartnerSubcontracting: declared	£7,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Student Centre Retail Partner · HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED
Signed
6 May 2021
Value
£7,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Purchasing Office, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Henderson Wholesale LtdAwarded supplier 9 Hightown Avenue, Newtownabbey, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT36 4RTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria