Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 May 2023, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist support and expertise in the detailed design and development of interpretation for Locomotion visitor offer enhancements improvements and 18km walking and cycling along Stockton to Darlington Railway route

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Apr 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Bright White

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCC is delivering various projects in Bishop Auckland, including Locomotion visitor offer enhancements improvements and 18km walking and cycling along Stockton to Darlington Railway route.

The LUF expenditure must be spent by March 2024.

As part of the Locomotion visitor offer enhancements improvements and 18k walking and cycling along the Stockton and Darlington Railway route the Council are working in partnership with Stockton and Darlington to deliver interpretation along the route.

To deliver the interpretation a consultant is required to provide specialist support and expertise in the detailed design and development of the interpretation.

Initially Tees Valley Combined Authority lead on interpretation and undertook a competitive procurement exercise resulting in the awarded of contract to Bright White.

Bright White have produced an interpretation strategy which includes costings, concept design and provisional programme.

The programme outlines 52 weeks for construction of the interpretation boards taking us to March 2024.

Due to funders requirements, it is critical for the project to be complete by 31st March 2024 and therefore a direct award to Bright White is critical.

CPV: Signage

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 May 2023, 11:34 BST
Last source update: 19 May 2023, 11:34 BST
Authority reference: FS-Case-497997224
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-014309
Classification (CPV): Signage
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03cdcb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: DCC is delivering various projects in Bishop Auckland, including Locomotion visitor offer enhancements improvements and 18km walking and cycling along Stockton to Darlington Railway route.
The LUF expenditure must be spent by March 2024.
As part of the Locomotion visitor offer enhancements improvements and 18k walking and cycling along the Stockton and Darlington Railway route the Council are working in partnership with Stockton and Darlington to deliver interpretation along the route.
To deliver the interpretation a consultant is required to provide specialist support and expertise in the detailed design and development of the interpretation.
Initially Tees Valley Combined Authority lead on interpretation and undertook a competitive procurement exercise resulting in the awarded of contract to Bright White.
Bright White have produced an interpretation strategy which includes costings, concept design and provisional programme.
The programme outlines 52 weeks for construction of the interpretation boards taking us to March 2024.
Due to funders requirements, it is critical for the project to be complete by 31st March 2024 and therefore a direct award to Bright White is critical.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Apr 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bright White	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 014309-2023-FS-Case-497997224-1 · Bright White
Signed
12 Apr 2023
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, DURHAM, North East, DH1 5ULContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Darlington Borough CouncilContracting authority Darlington, North EastContact email
Stockton-on-Tees Borough CouncilContracting authority Stockton-on-Tees, North EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High Court of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bright WhiteAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05135548 York, Yorkshire & Humber

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.