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Published 20 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T25-023CAP DNA Museum Project Provision of Museum Grade Display Cases

Official notice

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT18.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Mar 2025awarded 6 Aug 2025
Awarded to CLICK NETHERFIELD LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified Display Case Manufacturer with specialist Museum and Heritage / Visitor Attraction experience and technical knowledge to design, manufacture, deliver, assemble and install display cases for the DNA Museum project, which meet accredited museum standards in terms of conservation and security, inclusive of standard warranties and aftercare maintenance services. The main area of work is concentrated within the DNA Museum galleries within the former barracks in Ebrington. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Display cases · Exhibition equipment · Exhibition stands · Museum-exhibition services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Variant bids: not allowed
39154000 Exhibition equipment39154100 Exhibition stands39171000 Display cases

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Cost: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Open procedure
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Feb 2025, 16:26 GMT
Last source update
6 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046657
Classification (CPV)
Display casesExhibition equipmentExhibition standsMuseum-exhibition services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e57b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As per PCR 2015

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Mar 2025, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until211 days ago
    28 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2025, 16:14 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £655,3771 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CLICK NETHERFIELD LIMITEDSMEContract£655,377 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, 98 Strand Road, Derry, UK, BT48 7NNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice NIMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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