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Published 8 Jun 2023, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Northern Ireland Entrepreneurship Support Service (NIESS) Enquiry Handling Service

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Awarded value£505,7572 contracts · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2023
Awarded to Athena Health Care Group (Park Road) Ltd, Like Us (NE) Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Enterprise Support Service (NIESS) will provide enterprise support provision across four pillars (Engage, Foundation, Enabling Growth and Accelerated Scaling) for the whole of Northern Ireland. The Enquiry Handling Service provider will manage enquiries across each of the pillars, and will direct individuals/entrepreneurs on their ‘customer journey.’ The service will cover all 11 Councils in Northern Ireland.

CPV: Office-support services · Telephone operator services · Telephone-answering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no 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: 65Price: 40Social value: 15
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 65
  • Cost: 20
  • price: 20
  • Social Value: 15
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality: 65
  • Social Value: 15
  • Cost: 20
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 120 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
8 Jun 2023, 11:04 BST
Last source update
27 Sept 2023, 08:28 BST
Authority reference
T2438
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-028441
Classification (CPV)
Office-support servicesTelephone operator servicesTelephone-answering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
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Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    27 Sept 2023, 08:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £505,7572 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 25 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Athena Health Care Group (Park Road) LtdSME£5,757 †—Awarded
Like Us (NE) Limited£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.