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Published 19 Oct 2023, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1230 - Recruitment Advertising Services

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2023awarded 17 Jan 2024
Awarded to Prospectus Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Recruitment advertising services

CPV: For advertising in newspapers · For advertising on the Internet · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
Delivery: London · LONDON
Extensions: Potential 2 year extensionVariant 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: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Presentation: 10%
  • commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60
  • Presentation: 10
  • commercial: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
19 Oct 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update
29 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
RBGKEW1230
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006510
Classification (CPV)
For advertising in newspapersFor advertising on the InternetRecruitment services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d7a Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=843579741" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=843579741</a> GO Reference: GO-2024229-PRO-25383275

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2023 → 29 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    29 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    29 Feb 2024, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 13
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Prospectus Ltd£400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 006510-2024-1 · Prospectus Ltd

    Signed
    17 Jan 2024
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection The Herbarium, Kew Green, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Head of Procurement & Contract Management, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Prospectus LtdAwarded supplier00877269 20-22 Stukeley Street,, London,, WC2B 5LR, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.