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Published 6 Dec 2023, 14:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5027919 DfE - Energy Group - Smart Metering High Level Implementation Plan

Official notice

Authority: The Department For the Economy (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£125,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2024awarded 1 Mar 2024
Awarded to LANE CLARK PEACOCK LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for the Economy (DfE) wishes to appoint a Contractor to develop a High-Level Design plan for the implementation of electricity smart meters in Northern Ireland. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in January 2024 and will run until the final report is approved by the Client. The initial contract period is 5 months with three options to extend for any period up to and including one month each. DfE has allocated a maximum budget of £125,000 (excluding VAT) for the fulfilment of the whole contract.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · General management consultancy services · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
Quality: 64.5%Price: 25%Social value: 10.5%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • AC1 Proposed Methodology: 37.5%
  • AC2 Proposed Team Experience: 17.25%
  • AC3 Contract Management and Contingency: 9.75%
  • AC5 Total Contract Price: 25%
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
  • AC1 Proposed Methodology: 37.5
  • AC2 Proposed Team Experience: 17.25
  • AC3 Contract Management and Contingency: 9.75
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5
  • AC5 Total Contract Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
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
6 Dec 2023, 14:18 GMT
Last source update
1 Mar 2024, 15:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
5027919
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-006716
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness and management consultancy servicesEnergy and related servicesEnergy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnergy-management servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04221b Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated.. a..... standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to.. tenderers... That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to.. challenge the.. award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract,... however, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting... Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses... incurred by them. or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this... procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the... procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator.. shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed.. by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes.. specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to. change. any or. all of them. 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.. The. issue of a. Notice 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 Notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 14 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    1 Mar 2024, 15:29 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    14 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Mar 2024, 15:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £125,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LANE CLARK PEACOCK LLPContract£125,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Department for the Economy

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 39-49 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8FDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LANE CLARK PEACOCK LLPAwarded supplier 95 Wigmore Street, LONDON, UK, W1U 1DQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria