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Published 19 Jul 2023, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TfGM Purchase Of A Bus Audio Visual Announcement System

Official notice

Authority: Transport for Greater Manchester (Public body)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Published estimate£7,700,000exc. VAT1.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2023awarded 5 Mar 2024
Awarded to McKenna Brothers Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Audio-Visual Announcement System (AVA) is a TV based system which monitors bus location and is there to announce the upcoming stops along the buses route to keep passengers informed and to ensure they get off at the correct stop on the route.

The scope of this procurement was to provide an AVA system with the following functionality:

  • Visual content to be provided in the form of route line plans, text, and video content.
  • Passenger audio and visual content to be provided automatically as the vehicle travels along a specified route.
  • Audio and visual passenger information to be provided when the bus approaches, arrives or leaves specified locations along the route.
  • Additional information between stops such as advertising or service information.
  • Integration with the exterior facing destination blinds for route display selection, additional passenger information and remote updating of the destination content.
  • The remote updating of the destination, audio and visual passenger information content to be completed either whilst the bus is in service or housed within a depot.

CPV: Audio-visual equipment · Audio-visual materials · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required
32321200 Audio-visual equipment32321300 Audio-visual materials

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: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 65
  • Social Value: 5
  • 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
19 Jul 2023, 10:42 BST
Last source update
23 Apr 2024, 10:30 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN680071
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013091
Classification (CPV)
Audio-visual equipmentAudio-visual materialsTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e342 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.procontract.com ↗

Timeline

18 Aug 2023 → 23 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Apr 2024, 10:30 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2024, 10:30 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,825,5531 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McKenna Brothers LimitedSME£7,825,553 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • TfGM Purchase Of A Bus Audio Visual Announcement System · McKenna Brothers LimitedSME

    Signed
    5 Mar 2024
    Value
    £7,825,553
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for Greater Manchester

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPublic Transport Services 2 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Transport for Greater Manchester "TfGM"Review body Greater Manchester

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.