Official UK procurement notice
Transport and Logistics of British Councils Visual Arts Domestic and International Loans
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to tender requests transport agents to submit applications for British Council’s transport tender framework for international visual arts loans and/or domestic visual arts loans. The framework will be active from January 2024 –January 2028.The British Council works with partners to organise exhibitions internationally. These exhibitions cover a wide range of disciplines and vary in size and budget providing opportunities for museums and galleries locally and around the world to engage with the best of contemporary British art.There are artworks from the Collection on loan to other British Council Offices internationally. Artworks are returned to the Collection at the end of the loan period.As part of collections management, artworks will need to be collected and returned from conservation studios; commercial storage and the British Council also manages a number of long loans which may require deinstallation and collection and/or transfer to another location.Br
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.6 per place) · 6 appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 26 Jan 2024, N/a
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Supply of the British Council Visual Arts International LoansAwardedRenewal
British Council is interested in working with transport agents that have the ability to deliver museum quality standards of logistics for fine art exhibitions across a range of locations around the world. Transport agents are expected to be able to work within the guidelines as stipulated in the Tender.
Lot #2Supply of British Council Visual Arts Domestic LoansAwardedRenewal
British Council is interested in working with transport agents that have the ability to deliver museum quality standards of logistics for fine art exhibitions across a range of locations around the UK. Transport agents are expected to be able to work within the guidelines as stipulated in the Tender.
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).
- “Transport and Logistics of British Councils Visual Arts Domestic and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 6 Nov 2023, 16:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2024, 13:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
BC/03203- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012348- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04162eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Dec 2023 → 16 Apr 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Dec 2023, 10:00 GMT
- Contract starts26 Jan 2024
- Notice published16 Apr 2024, 13:33 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Apr 2024, 13:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
The Visual Arts International Loans
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- … – 26 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
The Visual Arts Domestic Loans
- Signed
- 23 Feb 2024
- Value
- £20,000
- Period
- … – 26 Jan 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply of the British Council Visual Arts International Loans | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply of British Council Visual Arts Domestic Loans | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- British Council - LondonReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Constantine LtdFramework contractor
- Crozier Fine Arts LtdFramework contractor
- C’ART Art Transport LtdFramework contractor
- Gander and White Shipping LtdFramework contractor
- MTec warehousing LtdFramework contractor
- Momart LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria