Royal Botanic Gardens: RBGKEW1332 - Interpretation Services – Framework Agreement

UK-London: Interpretation services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
       The Herbarium, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2083325000, Email: procurement@kew.org
       Contact: Florence Fenton
       Main Address: www.kew.org
       NUTS Code: UKI

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      Environment

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: RBGKEW1332 - Interpretation Services – Framework Agreement            
      Reference number: RBGKEW1332

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         79540000 - Interpretation services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Interpretation Services for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG, Kew’). These services include interpretation planning, research and content development and production

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,080,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Framework Agreement with one specialist Supplier to provide Interpretation Services for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (‘RBG, Kew’). These services include interpretation planning, research and content development and production as well as the supplier(s) responsible for manufacturing and installing the interpretations.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical Criteria / Weighting: 33
      Quality criterion - Name: Presentation Criteria / Weighting: 37
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Commercial Criteria / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      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: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2024/S 000-026147
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 16/09/2024

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 7
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Skellon Superfold Limited T/A Skellon Studio, 09289871
             49A HIGH STREET RUISLIP MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, London, HA4 7BD, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,080,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Head of Procurement & Contract Management
          Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/01/2025