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Published 24 Apr 2023, 17:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme

Official notice

Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published value£600,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 May 2023awarded 15 Aug 2023
Awarded to M&G Transport & Technical Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios

CPV: Road transport services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to…AwardedPublished value£600,000

The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios. Additional information: The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including the Standard Questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 24 May 2023.

Delivery: North West
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: 40%Price: 30%Social value: 20%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 40%
  • price: 30%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Carbon Neutral and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Social Value: 20%
  • Carbon Neutral and Environment: 10%
  • Price: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Apr 2023, 17:03 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2023, 11:20 BST
Award evaluation window
24 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN667311
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024299
Classification (CPV)
Road transport services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c3b7 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract was not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 24 May 2023 as referred to in IV.2.2. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The Contract period will be a period of 2 years from the date of contract award. The successful supplier will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality of, and surroundings of, the place of delivery of the contract. Therefore, selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations as relevant to the subject matter of this project. The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.

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
24 May 2023, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 May 2023, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2023 → 18 Aug 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 May 2023, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 May 2023, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Aug 2023, 11:20 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2023, 11:20 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Aug 2023, 11:20 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £196,1511 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
M&G Transport & Technical Services LtdSME£196,151 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Manchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation), Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, North West, M60 2LAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court (England Wales and Northern IrelandReview 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.