Official UK procurement notice
Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionInvest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
- Recurrence: Every 3 to 4 years
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Market research services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch…AwardedRenewalPublished value£461,280
Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme. Additional information: The contract is for 1 year with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months.
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: 75%
- Quantitative Criteria: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 75
- Quantitative Criteria: 25
- 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
- Yes · Every 3 to 4 years
- First published
- 4 Feb 2021, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2021, 11:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3264668- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-006804- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02903eFind a Tender
- 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
- 10 Mar 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Mar 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
10 Mar 2021 → 8 Jun 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline10 Mar 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened10 Mar 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published1 Apr 2021, 11:24 BST
- Bids must remain valid until8 Jun 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2021- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2021, 11:24 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2021, 11:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.SMEContract | £432,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.SME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2021
- Value
- £432,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
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 amendedReview body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria