Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Delivery of Road Signage Materials
Authority: Scotland Excel·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis contract notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for the Supply and Delivery of Road Signage Materials
CPV: Illuminated signs and nameplates · Illuminated traffic signs · Installation of illuminated road signs · Installation of road signs · Permanent message signs · Road signs · Sign materials · Sign posts · Signage · Signs and illuminated signs · Signs and related items · Street signs · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 7 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.7 per place) · 10 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
This is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other bodies Participating and applicable requirements will be set out by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement (subject to law).
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Permanent Road Signage and Associated ProductsCancelledPublished value£2,000,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a renewal framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2Temporary Road Signs and Associated ProductsCancelledPublished value£400,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Temporary Road Signs and Associated Products
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Instructions and Information to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3Road signposts and associated productsCancelledPublished value£1,850,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #4electronic road signage and associated productsCancelledPublished value£750,000
This Contract Notice is in relation to a framework opportunity for Road Signage Materials.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “2222 Information and Instructions to Tenderers including evaluation methodology” document, available within the Buyer Attachment Area of the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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 (2)
- Technical: 20%
- price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 20
- Price: 80
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: ALL L… - Technical & professional ability
- Subcontracting
- Quality Management Procedures
- Environmental Management Systems or Standards
- Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capa…
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply and Delivery of Road Signage Materials” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 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
- Goods
- 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
- 30 Nov 2022, 10:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2024, 16:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2222- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013499- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038963Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework Agreement, and contracts to be called-off thereunder (to the extent
known or settled at this stage), please see the procurement documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3)
Communication” of this Contract Notice).
It should be noted that, in accordance with Regulations 20 (7) and 20 (8) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scotland
Excel may, where it is considered necessary, impose conditions for the performance of the contract by a group of economic operators
which are different from those imposed on individual participants (for example Scotland Excel may require the group of economic
operators to be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract), and may require groups of economic operators to assume a
specific legal form for the purposes of the award of the contract
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts
(Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - The 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx; - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies; - NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. - Scotland Excel associate members listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx; - any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014 The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each contracting authority entitled to use this proposed framework agreement. This will be settled by them during call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: For some lots particular requirements apply, including but not limited to, a Minimum Bid Requirement for ALL Lots, and the requirement to evidence conformance with the Tender Specification in all lots . Bids MAY be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given. Bids may be subject to a specific EVALUATION APPROACH in particular circumstances detailed in the instructions. Further detailed information and instructions are contained within the tender documents (SC Ref:764760)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
6 Feb 2023 → 25 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected6 Feb 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Apr 2024, 16:27 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Dec 2023- Published value published: £5,000,0006 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
- Deadline published: 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT6 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
- Buyer details updated6 Dec 2023, 11:09 GMT
- Status changed to complete25 Apr 2024, 16:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Permanent Road Signage and Associated Products
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Temporary Road Signs and Associated Products
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Road signposts and associated products
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £1,850,000
- Status
- active
electronic road signage and associated products
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2024
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Permanent Road Signage and Associated Products | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · Temporary Road Signs and Associated Products | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Road signposts and associated products | 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 7 | — | — |
| 4 · electronic road signage and associated products | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
10 commercial parties on the notice- ANSCO SIGNS LTDFramework contractor
- Coeval LtdFramework contractor
- Limelight SignsFramework contractor
- Mallatite LimitedFramework contractor
- P. F. Cusack (Tools Supplies) LtdFramework contractor
- Scotland's Bravest Manufacturing CompanyFramework contractor
- Stocksigns LtdFramework contractor
- Street Lighting Supplies LtdFramework contractor
- Swarco UK & Ireland LtdFramework contractor
- The William Smith Group 1832Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.