Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Auckland Project
Vinovium House, Saddler Street
Bishop Auckland
DL14 7BH
UK
Contact person: C/O Elizabeth Farr
Telephone: +44 2030969717
E-mail: elizabeth.farr@focus-consultants.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.aucklandproject.org/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Charity
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Faith Museum
Reference number: R1594
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92521100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Auckland Project (TAP) are inviting tenders from multi disciplinary design teams to deliver the exhibition design for the Faith Museum. The Team will provide the following services for the exhibition fit out under one contract:
— lead exhibition design including conservation architectural advice;
— production of management and maintenance plan (heritage fund requirement);
— lighting design;
— audio-visual (AV) brief development;
— audio-visual (AV) hardware consultant;
— interactive brief development (mechanical and/or digital);
— graphic design;
— structural engineering;
— services design;
— access consultancy;
— principal design.
The overall budget is GBP 1.8 million for the fit out of the Faith Museum, this includes design fees.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
213 950.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71242000
92520000
92521000
92500000
79415200
79822500
79930000
79932000
79934000
79933000
71318100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
Main site or place of performance:
Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Applicants will be required to complete a standard selection questionnaire available from https://focusconsultants-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/elizabeth_farr_focus-consultants_com/EgUCavHQTr1CkdvJm--advsB1Wx9Z0eJvtxwKPWkmAKyLg?e=4FI8RI
Applicants will then be shortlisted and 5-7 applicants will be invited to submit a tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Design response in relation to the brief
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Outline methodology
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Relevant experience of team (CVs)
/ Weighting: 15
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Whilst contract award of the exhibition designer will be on the basis of a traditional scope of Service with a traditional form of contract, if the appointed exhibition designer is capable of being the design and build contractor, we reserve the right to invoke the option of progressing to a design and build route at the end of RIBA Stage 3. However, this will have no bearing on the award of this contract.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 078-185499
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/01/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Studio MB
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 198 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:221791)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2021