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Published 13 May 2021, 10:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invest NI - LED Business Growth Programme

Official notice

Authority: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£320,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 May 2021
Awarded to Mallusk Enterprise Park

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Invest NI - LED Business Growth Programme

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Education and training services · Specialist training services · Training programme services · Training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Extensions: The Council may, at any time before the completion of the initial Contract period, invite the Contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiration date of the original Contract period.

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Implementation: 11.2%
  • Marketing: 9.6%
  • Proposed Mentoring Methodology: 16%
  • Proposed Workshop Methodology: 9.6%
  • Contract Manager Experience: 12.8%
  • Team Experience: 9.6%
  • Contract and Account Management: 11.2%
  • Total Contract Price: 20%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Implementation: 11.2
  • Marketing: 9.6
  • Proposed Mentoring Methodology: 16
  • Proposed Workshop Methodology: 9.6
  • Contract Manager Experience: 12.8
  • Team Experience: 9.6
  • Contract and Account Management: 11.2
  • Total Contract Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 May 2021, 10:15 BST
Last source update
13 May 2021, 10:15 BST
Authority reference
3217925
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010512
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesBusiness development consultancy servicesEducation and training servicesSpecialist training servicesTraining programme servicesTraining servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b081 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. 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..

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £320,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mallusk Enterprise ParkSMEBusiness Growth Programme for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council£320,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Business Growth Programme for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council · Mallusk Enterprise ParkSME

    Signed
    11 May 2021
    Value
    £320,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Mossley Mill, NEWTOWNABBEY, UK, BT36 5QAContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute 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 2015as amendedReview body uk

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.