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Published 26 Aug 2021, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC10 - Southend Pier Track and Signalling Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£225,000exc. VAT47.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Sept 2021awarded 19 Nov 2021
Awarded to TES2000 LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend on Sea Borough Council is seeking to engage experienced and appropriately qualified companies for a repair and maintenance service to the track and signalling for the heritage narrow gauge railway on Southend Pier.

The term of this contract is 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years and the requirements include 2 visits per annum for each discipline (Track and Signalling) and routine maintenance and replacements. The contract will also include an element of responsive repairs where the contractor will be asked to attend within a specified time frame should faults be identified.

CPV: Electrical signalling equipment for railways · Railway signalling works · Railway-track inspection services · Railway-track maintenance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Repair and maintenance service including responsive repairs to the track and…AwardedRenewal

Repair and maintenance service including responsive repairs to the track and signalling of the heritage narrow gauge railway on Southend Pier.

The term of this contract is 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years and the requirements include 2 visits per annum for each discipline (Track and Signalling), routine maintenance and replacements and responsive repairs.

Southend Borough Council is seeking a single supplier for this contract.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The initial contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months. Prior to the final contract end date (31/03/2027) we will publish a new tender for the requirement.Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Questions: 30%
  • Price: 70%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Yes
First published
26 Aug 2021, 14:59 BST
Last source update
30 Nov 2021, 07:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN563154
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029637
Classification (CPV)
Electrical signalling equipment for railwaysRailway signalling worksRailway-track inspection servicesRailway-track maintenance services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02da2f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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
27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Sept 2021 → 30 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Nov 2021, 07:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Nov 2021, 07:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £118,7431 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TES2000 LTD£118,743 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 029637-2021-TC10-1 · TES2000 LTD

    Signed
    19 Nov 2021
    Value
    £118,743
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, East of England, SS2 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServicesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.