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Published 7 Jul 2023, 13:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Surveys and Testing - Tunnels Inspections

Official notice

Authority: National Highways Limited (Central government)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Aug 2023awarded 11 Dec 2023
Awarded to P. DUCKER SYSTEMS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National Highways is seeking to appoint a supplier to carry out technical surveys and testing for tunnels managed by the organisation.

CPV: Road tunnel construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£4,000,000
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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 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
7 Jul 2023, 13:44 BST
Last source update
19 Dec 2023, 13:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Aug 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-037296
Classification (CPV)
Road tunnel construction work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03dfd6 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Highways England 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
14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Aug 2023, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Aug 2023 → 19 Dec 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Aug 2023, 12:01 BST
  3. Notice published
    19 Dec 2023, 13:44 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Dec 2023, 13:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
P. DUCKER SYSTEMS LIMITEDTechnical Survey & Testing - Tunnels Inspection£4,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Highways

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, UK, B1 1RNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • P Ducker Systems LtdAwarded supplier Olympus House, Stephensons Way, Wyvern Business Park, Derby, UK, DE21 6LYContact email, phone

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