Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Manchester City Council
Floor 5 (Mount Street Elevation),, Town Hall Extension, Albert Square
Manchester
M60 2LA
Contact
Mr Mike Worsley
mike.worsley@manchester.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1612343080
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme
Reference number
DN667311
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 60100000 - Road transport services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £196,151
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointment of an art transport company to work with us over the next 2 years to undertake a series of six collection moves to facilitate building and storage improvements at Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park conservation Studios
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Carbon Neutral and Environment / Weighting: 10%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The Council is used the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants needed to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk. Applicants needed to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including the Standard Questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 24 May 2023.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-011719
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
TC1157
Lot No
1
Title
TC1157 - Manchester Art Gallery and Queens Park Conservation Studios Collection Moves Programme
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 August 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
M&G Transport & Technical Services Ltd
Unit 2A Peter Street
Blackburn
BB1 5LH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £196,151
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court (England Wales and Northern Ireland
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract was not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)