Official UK procurement notice
ID 3448035 - DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe
CPV: Public relations consultancy services · Public relations management services · Public relations services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in EuropeCancelledPublished value£600,000
DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe. Additional information: A 1+1+1+1 max 4 yrs contract
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 65%
- Quantitative Criteria: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 65
- Quantitative Criteria: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 20 May 2021, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Jun 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014322- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b350Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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 pricing schedule applied and the setting of cost /profit margins is a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting. a bid. Neither CPD or the authority can provide any guarantee of the level of business under this contract. 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. (VI.4).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
21 Jun 2021 → 19 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Jun 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened21 Jun 2021, 15:30 BST
- Notice published23 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
- Bids must remain valid until19 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2021- Status changed to unsuccessful23 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedMediation body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
- The UK does not have such bodies with responsibilities for appeals and mediation proceduresReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria