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Published 22 Aug 2022, 08:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply and Installation of Street Lighting to Various Locations

Official notice

Authority: Midlothian Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2022awarded 11 Nov 2022
Awarded to Lightways Contractors Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and installation of street lighting at various locations within Midlothian Council area

  • Recurrence: July 2026

CPV: Street-lighting columns · Street-lighting equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Supply and installation of Street Lighting at various locations within Midlothian CouncilAwardedPublished value£3,500,000
Delivery: Scotland · Midlothian Council
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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Full details in tender documentation: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Full details in tender documentation: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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 · 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · July 2026
First published
22 Aug 2022, 08:52 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2022, 15:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
MID/22/57
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032240
Classification (CPV)
Street-lighting columnsStreet-lighting equipment
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM73)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036140 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:713457)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Sept 2022 → 14 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Nov 2022, 15:49 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2022, 15:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lightways Contractors LimitedSME£3,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Midlothian Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Midlothian House, Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, Scotland, EH22 1DNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Lightways Contractors LimitedAwarded supplier Unit 6, Lochlands Industrial Estate, Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland, FK5 3NSContact phone

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