Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2512/24 - Contract for Sustainable Procurement Consultancy Services
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn accordance with the University’s Net Zero Plan (approved by Senate in June 2023), Queen’s requires the services of a Sustainable Procurement Consultant to assist us with our ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The Consultant will be responsible for assessing Queen’s current sustainable procurement practices and procedures in line with all relevant standards and frameworks, developing a roadmap to reach the highest standards, and assisting the University in embedding sustainable procurement into policies, processes, strategies, and supply chains. Queen’s has reserved the right to engage the Consultant for any other additional services related to sustainability risk that may be required in future.
CPV: Procurement consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Please see contract documents.
- 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- 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
- 23 Jan 2024, 10:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
QUB/2512/24- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017731- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042f1cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
This authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to Tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Feb 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2024, 16:01 GMT
Timeline
28 Feb 2024 → 7 Jun 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Feb 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2024, 16:01 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until22 May 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published7 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jun 2024- Status changed to complete7 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Jun 2024, 14:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficio LtdContract for Sustainable Procurement Consultancy Services | £323,750 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for Sustainable Procurement Consultancy Services · Efficio Ltd
- Signed
- 21 May 2024
- Value
- £323,750
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Efficio LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria