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Published 10 Oct 2023, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

[4870392] Fire Safety Training

Official notice

Authority: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£254,475exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Nov 2023awarded 21 Mar 2024
Awarded to GLOBAL HORIZON SKILLS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

[4870392] Fire Safety Training

CPV: Safety training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training programme services · Training seminars · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£254,475
Extensions: This contract will be awarded for a duration of 12 months, with the option of extending for any period or periods up to and including 36 months and or further period(s) of up to a maximum 18 months in the circumstances described in Clause 2.3 of the SS17ac Commercial Conditions for Services Contracts.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
10 Oct 2023, 15:44 BST
Last source update
18 Apr 2024, 09:42 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Nov 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012605
Classification (CPV)
Safety training servicesSpecialist training servicesStaff training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining seminarsTraining services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040ac4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This Contract is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body contract operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participant listed in I.1. The contracting authority has identified the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of price 90%, quality (pass/fail) and Social Value 10%, once full compliance was demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The 10% for Social Value and details of the split and the evaluation process incorporating price, quality, Social Value and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) SS20b. The value shown in II.1.5 of Contract Notice 2023/S 000-029858 will be used in the assessment of issues relating to materiality should they arise during the period of the Contract. Corrigendum 2023/S 000-033528 also refers.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
15 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
14 Nov 2023, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Nov 2023 → 1 Jun 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    14 Nov 2023, 15:30 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Apr 2024, 09:42 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Jun 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 15 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
    13 Nov 2023, 17:37 GMT
    +1 days · was 14 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    18 Apr 2024, 09:42 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)14 Nov 202315 Nov 2023+1 d
—Bid validityIV.2.6)1 Jun 20242 Jun 2024+1 d
—Bid openingIV.2.7)14 Nov 202315 Nov 2023+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GLOBAL HORIZON SKILLS LTDSMEContract——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
[4870392] Fire Safety Training6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1—£14,065 – £59,750
Whole notice———£14,065 – £59,750

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue, Ballymena, UK, BT43 6DAContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServicesReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.