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Title: | NHM tender for provision of specialist armature for Blue Whale Skeleton |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | Natural History Museum |
Nature of contract: | Supplies |
Procedure: | Open |
Short Description: | The Natural History Museum are looking to install a Blue Whale skeleton into the Hintze Hall as a permanent display fixture. The Museum is looking to receive tenders relating to the design and creation of a bespoke armature for the purpose of supporting the Blue Whale skeleton in this new location. Tenderers will need to provide at least three case studies describing the successful completion of a similar type of project, involving working with large specimens as well as heritage locations. |
Published: | 30/09/2015 16:12 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Email: j.baker@nhm.ac.uk, URL: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
Further information can be obtained at: As Above
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above
I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
Other: National Museum
I.3) Main activity:
Education
Other: National Museum
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object Of The Contract: SUPPLIES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: NHM tender for provision of specialist armature for Blue Whale Skeleton
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
Purchase
Region Codes: UKI11 - Inner London - West
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Installation of metal structures. The Natural History Museum are looking to install a Blue Whale skeleton into the Hintze Hall as a permanent display fixture. The Museum is looking to receive tenders relating to the design and creation of a bespoke armature for the purpose of supporting the Blue Whale skeleton in this new location.
Tenderers will need to provide at least three case studies describing the successful completion of a similar type of project, involving working with large specimens as well as heritage locations.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
45223110 - Installation of metal structures.
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided
II.1.8)Lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Not Provided
II.1.9)Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: Not Provided
II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The final contract will incorporate a fee for the design and manufacture of an armature to support the installation of a Blue Whale skeleton into the Natural History Museum's Hintze Hall.
II.2.2)Options: Not Provided
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Duration in months: 5 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Not Provided
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Not Provided
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Not Provided
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided
III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Not Provided
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Not Provided
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
Not Provided
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: No
IV.3)Administrative Information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Not Provided
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Not Provided
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 03/11/2015
Time: 12:00
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Not Provided
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Not Provided
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Installation-of-metal-structures./24TFYYEEJ5
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/24TFYYEEJ5
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Not Provided
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not Provided
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/09/2015
ANNEX A
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Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-London: Installation of metal structures.
I.1)Name, Addresses And Contact Point(s)
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Email: j.baker@nhm.ac.uk, URL: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
I.2)Type Of Purchasing Body
Not Provided
Section II: Object Of The Contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: NHM tender for provision of specialist armature for Blue Whale Skeleton
II.1.2)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Installation of metal structures. The Natural History Museum are looking to install a Blue Whale skeleton into the Hintze Hall as a permanent display fixture. The Museum is looking to receive tenders relating to the design and creation of a bespoke armature for the purpose of supporting the Blue Whale skeleton in this new location.
Tenderers will need to provide at least three case studies describing the successful completion of a similar type of project, involving working with large specimens as well as heritage locations.
II.1.3)Common procurement vocabulary:
45223110 - Installation of metal structures.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure (as stated in the original notice): Open
IV.2)Administrative Information
IV.2.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity: Not Provided
IV.2.2)Notice reference for electronically submitted notice
Original Notice sent via: OJS eSender
Notice Reference: 2015 - 165890
IV.2.3)Notice to which this publication refers: Not Provided
IV.2.4)Date of dispatch of the original Notice: 30/09/2015
Section VI: Complementary Information
1: Complementary Information
VI.1)This notice involves: Correction
VI.3)Information to be corrected or added
VI.3.1) Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority
VI.3.2) In both
In the original Notice.
In the corresponding tender documents.
VI.3.3)Text to be corrected in the original notice:
VI.3.4)Dates to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of dates to be modified: Deadline for receipt of tender submissions
Instead of: 03/11/2015 Time: 12:00
Read: 17/11/2015 Time: 12:00
VI.3.5)Addresses and contact points to be corrected:
Not Provided
VI.3.6)Text to be added in the original notice: Not Provided
VI.4)Other 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=169122852
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VI.5)Date of dispatch: 27/10/2015