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Published 9 Apr 2024, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Surveys and Testing - Structures Testing - North West

Official notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsWorksOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£2,500,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 16 May 2024awarded 6 Nov 2024
Awarded to Balvac Ltd, VolkerLaser Ltd2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Highways is seeking to appoint suppliers to carry out technical surveys and testing for structures, managed by the organisation.

This contract will be divided into six sub-lots, a maximum of one supplier will be appointed to each sublot.

CPV: Structural works

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£2,500,000 together) · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1YNEAwardedPublished value£1,250,000

(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)

(nature and quantity of works, supplies or

services or indication of needs and requirements): Technical surveys and testing for structures including but not limited to;

Concrete Testing

Post-Tensioned Special Inspection (PTSI) - Site Investigations

Paint Pre-Specification Surveys, Trials and Testing

Steelwork Testing

Masonry (Brickwork, Blockwork and Stonework) Testing

Fire Damage

Substructures, Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls

Hydraulic and Scour Investigations

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Structural Health Monitoring Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2North WestAwardedPublished value£1,250,000

(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)

(nature and quantity of works, supplies or

services or indication of needs and requirements): Technical surveys and testing for structures including but not limited to;

Concrete Testing

Post-Tensioned Special Inspection (PTSI) - Site Investigations

Paint Pre-Specification Surveys, Trials and Testing

Steelwork Testing

Masonry (Brickwork, Blockwork and Stonework) Testing

Fire Damage

Substructures, Piling and Embedded Retaining Walls

Hydraulic and Scour Investigations

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)

Structural Health Monitoring Additional information: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.

Delivery: UK
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
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
9 Apr 2024, 14:46 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2024, 15:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036459
Classification (CPV)
Structural works
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450b8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

National Highways will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point information on award

of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

Appeals should be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2006 No 5) as

amended.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 May 2024 → 11 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Nov 2024, 15:31 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2024, 15:09 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    11 Nov 2024, 15:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,500,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 62 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 6 Nov 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · YNE1 award
Balvac LtdTechnical Surveys and Testing Structures - YNE£1,250,000 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · North West1 award
VolkerLaser LtdTechnical Surveys and Testing Structures - NW£1,250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Technical Surveys and Testing Structures - YNE · Balvac Ltd

    Signed
    6 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,250,000
    Status
    active
  • Technical Surveys and Testing Structures - NW · VolkerLaser Ltd

    Signed
    6 Nov 2024
    Value
    £1,250,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · YNE3bids · 3 electronic1——
2 · North West3bids · 3 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

National Highways

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services National Highways, Great North House, 20 Allington Way, Darlington, UK, DL1 4QBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Balvac LtdAwarded supplier 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, UK, E14 5HU
  • Volkerlaser LtdAwarded supplier Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9XB, Hoddesdon, UK, EN11 9XB

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