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Published 21 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfE Invest NI - Economic Services Framework Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bid
Framework ceiling (notional)£24,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 22 Feb 2022
Lots 2max 2 to bid

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

DfE Invest NI - Economic Services Framework Agreement

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Economic impact assessment · Evaluation consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them
Lot #1Economic Advice for CaseworkRenewalPublished value£400,000
Extensions: Parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for one further period of up to and including 24 months · This contract may potentially be subject to renewal at contract expiryVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Business Cases and EvaluationsRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Extensions: Parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for one further period of up to and including 24 months · This contract may potentially be subject to renewal at contract expiryVariant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “DfE Invest NI - Economic Services Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
Last source update
21 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Feb 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-001912
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesEconomic impact assessmentEvaluation consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030e11 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”

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
Appointment period ends
22 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Jan 2022 → 23 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Jan 2022, 16:35 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    22 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    22 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 May 2022, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Invest Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Bedford Square, Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body Belfast

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria