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Published 15 Apr 2021, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DfI - Provision of Chainsaw Training and Assessment for DFI Roads and Rivers, and CAFRE staff

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£288,960exc. VAT20.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 May 2021awarded 21 Jul 2021
Awarded to ARBORTEC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Infrastructure Training Centre requires a Contractor to provide the provision of Chainsaw training and assessment for Roads and Rivers and CAFRE employees within Northern Ireland; to ensure that the work activity meets industry standards and is conducted to required health and safety requirements.

CPV: Education and training services · Industrial and technical training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£288,960

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

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Apr 2021, 13:45 BST
Last source update
27 Jul 2021, 11:55 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID3126805
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017771
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesIndustrial and technical training servicesSpecialist training servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a659 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see..... Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central.. register.... of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in.. receipt of a... Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three.. years from the... date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 May 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2021, 15:30 BST

Timeline

20 May 2021 → 18 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 May 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    27 Jul 2021, 11:55 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Jul 2021, 11:55 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    27 Jul 2021, 11:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £228,9601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ARBORTECSMEContract£228,960 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · ARBORTECSME

    Signed
    21 Jul 2021
    Value
    £228,960
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Infrastructure

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8GBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ARBORTECAwarded supplier 64 A Whitepark Rd, BALLYCASTLE, UK, BT54 6LPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria