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Published 16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pension Advisor Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Translink (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£280,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. Translink is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to undertake Pension Advisor Services. The anticipated start date is 1 July 2021 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any Tender from one or any number of Tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.

  • Recurrence: At the end of the contract term.

CPV: Government employee pension schemes · Group pension services · Individual pension services · Insurance and pension services · Pension fund administration services · Pension fund consultancy services · Pension fund management services · Pension investment services · Pension services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£280,000

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality / Technical: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality / Technical: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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 · At the end of the contract term.
First published
16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
Award evaluation window
10 May 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008109
Classification (CPV)
Government employee pension schemesGroup pension servicesIndividual pension servicesInsurance and pension servicesPension fund administration servicesPension fund consultancy servicesPension fund management servicesPension investment servicesPension services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a71e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Translink will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: Let’s work together:. — follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunities worth 50 000 GBP or more,. — check out our. website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/. — participate in tenders at https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps. For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your Organisation please contact the helpdesk whose number. is located on the eTendersNI contact us page.. Note: Do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected.. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.. About the Translink Group: throughout the documentation, both ‘Translink’ and ‘Group’ refer to the same. corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in. addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
10 May 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 May 2021, 15:30 BST

Timeline

16 Apr 2021 → 8 Aug 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 May 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    10 May 2021, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    8 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Translink

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentUrban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services Procurement Department, Belfast, UK, BT2 7LXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Please see VI.4.3Review body Belast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.