Official UK procurement notice
Technical Approval Authority Services - Cumberland
Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council is seeking to appoint a flexible Technical Approval Authority (TAA) Service to support the Capital Programme Team in relation to:
- Capital projects managed by the Capital Programme Team. Typically projects are usually between £5,000 and £5Million but can be higher.
The Council is seeking to procure the support from June 2023 to March 2026.
The TAA Service provider will need to be flexible to meet individual project timescales.
The TAA Service provider will need to provide a wide range of technical resources from their professional infrastructure consultancy.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- 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
- 28 Mar 2023, 10:22 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2023, 10:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 May 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN662737- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008910- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b680Find a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN662737) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. In no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Mar 2023 → 2 May 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published28 Mar 2023, 10:22 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of EnglandReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.