Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079422229
E-mail: procurement@vam.ac.uk
NUTS: UKI3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.vam.ac.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Furniture./QQ5C42ZQ94
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
V&A Storehouse Furniture, Fittings and Equipment (FF&E)
Reference number: VA/CON/40/21
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Designed by New York architects Diller, Scofidio + Renfro with support from UK based architects Austin-Smith:Lord, V&A East Storehouse is a 16,000m2 purpose-built home for over 250,000 objects, 350,000 library books and 1,000 archives. It is located at Here East in Stratford, East London. The V&A wishes to procure FF&E for Phases 1 and 2 of their FF&E packages which include a number of Back of House and Front of House spaces. Spatial planning and FF&E specification have already been completed by the Project Architects, so this tender is for supply only, though consultation may be necessary if alternatives are required.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI4
Main site or place of performance:
Inner London – East
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the contract is a range of 109 different items of FF&E. For more details, please review the tender pack. Tenders are invited on a fixed price basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/12/2021
End:
29/07/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Purchases for Phase 1 and Phase 2 are separate. Neither phase is confirmed until a purchase order is received by the supplier.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Variant bids are permitted as directed in the tender documents, where the V&A has indicated that for some items tenderers may offer an alternative in addition to compliant pricing.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Due to fluctuations and longer than expected lead times, the original programme for this contract is no longer viable. To ensure the goods can be supplied on time, the V&A is slightly reducing the tender period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
29/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
29/11/2021
Local time: 12:30
Place:
Electronically
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
The Delta e-tendering system operates a locked tender box that cannot be circumvented. Tenders will be opened electronically by a member of the V&A's procurement team.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Furniture./QQ5C42ZQ94
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/QQ5C42ZQ94
GO Reference: GO-2021115-PRO-19191597
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
Kensington
SW7 2RL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079422229
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/11/2021