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Published 27 Apr 2024, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Touring Exhibition Photographic Printing

Official notice

Authority: Natural History Museum Trading Company Limited

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£263,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 31 May 2024awarded 29 Jul 2024
Awarded to Arteum Group Ltd (Print Foundry Lab (Fine Art Printing Services Ltd)), Spectrum Photographic2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The NHM wishes to secure the services of two Photographic Printers to deliver the WPY Touring Exhibition

CPV: Photographic and ancillary services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£263,000 together) · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Translucent prints for backlit display on light panels (Lot A)CancelledPublished value£95,000

Translucent prints for backlit display on light panels (roughly 1 year contract for WPY60 only) Additional information: Roughly 1 year contract for WPY60 only

To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AF2M9C46C9 ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Dibond ® panels for standard gallery display (Lot B)CancelledPublished value£168,000

Dibond ® panels for standard gallery display (roughly 2 year contract - for WPY60 and WPY61) Additional information: Roughly 2 year contract - for WPY60 and WPY61

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
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 sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Pricing: 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 · publisher note attached
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Apr 2024, 10:05 BST
Last source update
30 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
31 May 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-027692
Classification (CPV)
Photographic and ancillary services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455a0 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=885788869 GO Reference: GO-2024829-PRO-27543489

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
31 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 May 2024, 12:00 BST

Timeline

31 May 2024 → 30 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Aug 2024, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £245,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 29 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Not linked to a lot2 awards
Arteum Group Ltd (Print Foundry Lab (Fine Art Printing Services Ltd))SMELOT A - Translucent prints for backlit display on light panels£85,000 †—Awarded
Spectrum PhotographicSMELot B - Dibond ® panels for standard gallery display£160,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Natural History Museum Trading Company Limited

Contracting authoritynon-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportRecreation, culture and religion Cromwell Road, London, London, SW7 5BDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.