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Published 23 Jun 2022, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SC22136 - Living Roof Bus Shelter and Real Time Information (RTI) Display Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiationMax 2 lots per supplier
Awarded value£8,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2022awarded 29 Jan 2024
Awarded to Externiture Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

KCC requires contracts for:

(a) the design, manufacture, supply, installation, project management, and maintenance of Plan Bee bus shelters, including high quality Living Roof bus shelter stations, multimodal “Mobility Hubs” and bus shelter community pocket gardens; This contract will primarily be for Fastrack BRT networks but also may be used for other bus shelters across Kent and Medway to be purchased directly by KCC as and when the need arises;

and (b) Real Time Information (RTI) displays with media advertising which can be installed at selected bus shelters. The focus of this contract is for Fastrack RTI display requirements however this may also be used for other bus RTI displays across Kent and Medway to be purchased directly by KCC as and when the need arises.

It is proposed that the contract(s) will automatically be extended by 12 months on an annual rolling basis unless otherwise terminated under the provisions of the contract.

CPV: Advertising services · Bus shelters · Bus-stop posts · Bus-stop shelter construction work · Hardware installation services · Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment · Real-time passenger information system · Repair and maintenance services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Living Roof Bus SheltersCancelled

This lot pertains to the design, manufacture, supply, installation, project management, and maintenance of Plan Bee bus shelters, including high quality Living Roof bus shelter stations, multimodal “Mobility Hubs” and bus shelter community pocket gardens. This contract will primarily be for Fastrack BRT networks but also may be used for other bus shelters across Kent and Medway to be purchased directly by KCC as and when the need arises.

It is proposed that the contract will automatically be extended by 12 months on an annual rolling basis unless otherwise terminated under the provisions of the contract.

Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Real Time information (RTI) Display ServicesCancelled

Real Time Information (RTI) displays with media advertising which can be installed at selected bus shelters. The focus of this contract is for Fastrack RTI display requirements however this may also be used for other bus RTI displays across Kent and Medway to be purchased directly by KCC as and when the need arises.

It is proposed that the contract will automatically be extended by 12 months on an annual rolling basis unless otherwise terminated under the provisions of the contract.

Delivery: South East
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
  • Price: 0
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1: Living Roof Bus Shelters, and Lot 2: Real Time information (RTI) Display Services
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
First published
23 Jun 2022, 13:26 BST
Last source update
3 Jul 2024, 16:37 BST
Authority reference
DN606693
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020345
Classification (CPV)
Advertising servicesBus sheltersBus-stop postsBus-stop shelter construction workHardware installation servicesMaintenance and repair of information technology equipmentReal-time passenger information systemRepair and maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0349d1 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
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jul 2022 → 3 Jul 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    3 Jul 2024, 16:37 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jul 2024, 16:37 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £8,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot1 award
Externiture LtdSME£8,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 020345-2024-SC22136-1 · Externiture LtdSME

    Signed
    29 Jan 2024
    Value
    £8,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Invicta House, Maidstone, UK, ME14 1XXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.