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Published 28 Sept 2022, 13:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Structural Testing of Street Lighting Columns

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,100,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2022
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Leicestershire County Council is seeking to identify and appoint a single Supplier per Lot for Structural testing of Street Lighting Columns. The Service shall be split into 2 Lots.

The testing of Leicestershire County Council's street lighting columns, analysing test results and producing reports divided into two lots as follows:-

  • Lot 1 - The detailed inspection and testing using an ultrasonic “Relative Loss of Section” test
  • Lot 2 - The detailed inspection and testing using a static load test

Both forms of testing include the analysis of results and production of reports for Leicestershire County Council. Bidders are invited to submit a bid for one or both Lots.

The maximum duration of the contract shall be 5 years, this is made up of an initial term of 3 years, plus 2 further extensions of 12 months. Extensions are subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier.

CPV: Street-lighting maintenance services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£1,100,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Lot 1 - This Lot is for the detailed inspection and testing and reporting of street…RenewalPublished value£100,000

Lot 1 - This Lot is for the detailed inspection and testing and reporting of street lighting columns using an ultrasonic “Relative Loss of Section” test

This includes testing of Road Lighting Columns and Brackets, CCTV Masts and Cantilever Masts and other similar street furniture.

This testing will be undertaken across the whole of Leicestershire and may include both on the Highways and at other Council managed properties.

Suppliers should be expected to undertake traffic management controls at some sites as deemed appropriate by Leicestershire County Council.

Full details of the required testing is stated in the Invitation to Tender documents.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The maximum duration of the contract shall be 5 years, this is made up of an initial term of 3 years, plus 2 further extensions of 12 months. Extensions are subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier. The term stated in II.2.7 is the maximum term including all extensions.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Lot 2 - This Lot is for the detailed inspection and testing and reporting of street…RenewalPublished value£1,000,000

Lot 2 - This Lot is for the detailed inspection and testing and reporting of street lighting columns using Static Load Testing.

This includes testing of Road Lighting Columns and Brackets, CCTV Masts and Cantilever Masts and other similar street furniture.

This testing will be undertaken across the whole of Leicestershire and may include both on the Highways and at other Council managed properties.

Suppliers should be expected to undertake traffic management controls at some sites as deemed appropriate by Leicestershire County Council.

Full details of the required testing is stated in the Invitation to Tender documents.

Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: The maximum duration of the contract shall be 5 years, this is made up of an initial term of 3 years, plus 2 further extensions of 12 months. Extensions are subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier. The term stated in II.2.7 is the maximum term including all extensions.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
Quality: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Price: 65%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
28 Sept 2022, 13:41 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2022, 16:28 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN635061
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029224
Classification (CPV)
Street-lighting maintenance servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036c1f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated within the procurement documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

At the point of information on the award of the contract, the Council will incorporate a

minimum 10 calendar days standstill period as communicated to tenderers. Applicants who

are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful.

If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at

risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought

within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the

Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be

amended and may award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order for a fine to

be paid, and/or order the duration of the contract be shortened.

The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: All requests for clarifications (whether in relation to this Notice, the requirements, or the procurement process) should be submitted as soon as possible using the “Messaging” facility on the www.eastmidstenders.org procurement portal. Any questions relating to the operation of the portal itself should be submitted to Due North using the contact details as below: The Due North Technical Support Team: You should email [email protected] for all support issues. This will autolog a support ticket in the new PROACTIS Supplier Support Helpdesk. http://proactis.kayako.com/default On logging a ticket, if you have not already logged one before, you will be issued with a registration email that will give you instructions to allow you to log in, log, review and update your own tickets. In emergency situations you can contact the Supplier Support Service Desk on +44 (0)330 005 0352 this should be by exception and not as a rule and you should already have logged a support ticket prior to your call. The Authority will respond to all reasonable clarifications as soon as possible through publishing the Tenderers' questions and the Authority's response to them on the e-tendering portal (Clarifications Log). If a Tenderer wishes the Authority to treat a clarification as confidential and not issue the response to all Tenderers, it must state this when submitting the clarification. If, in the opinion of the Authority, the clarification is not confidential, the Authority will inform the Tenderer and it will have an opportunity to withdraw it. If the clarification is not withdrawn, the response will be issued to all Tenderers. Clarification questions will be responded to as soon as possible and as they are received. Questions and responses will be circulated to all tenderers via the messaging facility on the portal. Please note that any correspondence issued to you from the Authority, via the portal, will be sent to the person who is the named registered person on the portal for your organisation. If your organisation has registered multiple contacts, communication will be directed to the person who expressed an interest in this specific contract on behalf of your organisation. Tenderers are advised to make sure that this named registered person shares correspondence with all colleagues who are participating in this procurement. The Authority is not responsible if the named registered person does not share information and/or documents supplied to them via the portal. If a Tenderer no longer wishes to participate in the procurement then they should “Opt Out” on the portal.

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
7 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2022, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 7 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Oct 2022, 16:28 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2022, 12:05 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 7 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
    17 Oct 2022, 16:28 BST
    +7 days · was 31 Oct 2022, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.231 Oct 20227 Nov 2022+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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