Official UK procurement notice
RBGKEW1332 - Interpretation Services – Framework Agreement
Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInterpretation Services for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG, Kew’). These services include interpretation planning, research and content development and production
CPV: Interpretation services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 7 bids received (7.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Framework Agreement with one specialist Supplier to provide Interpretation Services…AwardedPublished value£750,000
Framework Agreement with one specialist Supplier to provide Interpretation Services for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG, Kew’). These services include interpretation planning, research and content development and production as well as the supplier(s) responsible for manufacturing and installing the interpretations.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Criteria: 33%
- Presentation Criteria: 37%
- Commercial Criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Criteria: 33
- Presentation Criteria: 37
- Commercial Criteria: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “RBGKEW1332 - Interpretation Services – Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 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 · 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
- 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
- 16 Aug 2024, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
RBGKEW1332- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002194- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048b9dFind 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: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=919406159 GO Reference: GO-2025122-PRO-29196143
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 16 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
Timeline
16 Sept 2024 → 22 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown16 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened16 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
- Notice published22 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2025, 14:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 002194-2025-1
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1,080,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Head of Procurement & Contract ManagementReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Skellon Superfold Limited T/A Skellon StudioFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria