- 1. DfE Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council
- 2. Ards and North Down Borough Council
- 3. Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
- 4. Belfast City Council
- 5. Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
- 6. Derry City and Strabane District Council
- 7. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
- 8. Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
- 9. Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
- 10. Mid Ulster District Council
- 11. Newry Mourne and Down District Council
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DfE Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council
Antrim Civic Centre 50 Stiles Way
ANTRIM
BT41 2UB
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
enquiries@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Town Hall, The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
enquiries@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Craigavon Civic and Conference Centre PO Box 66 Lakeview Road
Craigavon
BT64 1AL
enquiries@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
Belfast City hall
Belfast
BT1 5GS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Civic Headquarters Cloonavin 66 Portstewart Road
Coleraine
BT52 1EY
enquiries@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Council Offices, 98 Strand Road
Derry
BT48 7NN
enquiries@derrystrabane.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
The Townhall 2 Townhall Street
Enniskillen
BT74 7BA
enquiries@fermanaghomagh.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.fermanaghomagh.com
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island
Lisburn
BT27 4RL
enquiries@lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
The Braid 1-29 Bridge Street
Ballymena
BT43 5EJ
enquiries@middandeastantrim.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.midandeastantrim.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Mid Ulster District Council
Dungannon Office Circular Road
Dungannon
BT71 6DT
enquiries@midulstercouncil.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.midulstercouncil.org
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
Newry Mourne and Down District Council
District Council Offices O'Hagan House Monaghan Row
Newry
BT35 8DJ
enquiries@newrymournedown.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.newrymournedown.org
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfE - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council - Digital Transformation Programme
Reference number
ID 3635956
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor (or Consortium) to work with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across NI – that are deemed to have digital transformation potential and related ambitions across any sector. The Contractor will deliver all components of the Digital Transformation Programme and support participant companies to embark on a ‘digital transformation journey’ geared to the integration of digital technologies into key areas of their business, fundamentally changing how they operate and/or deliver value to customers. The programme will operate across all council areas in NI and is based on a collaboration of all 11 local authorities. The Programme support must have a highly interactive and practical focus blending expertise in innovation/ business strategy and the specialist technical knowledge aligned to the advanced digital technologies deemed most appropriate for each business.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,067,475
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor (or Consortium) to work with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across NI – that are deemed to have digital transformation potential and related ambitions across any sector. The Contractor will deliver all components of the Digital Transformation Programme and support participant companies to embark on a ‘digital transformation journey’ geared to the integration of digital technologies into key areas of their business, fundamentally changing how they operate and/or deliver value to customers. The programme will operate across all council areas in NI and is based on a collaboration of all 11 local authorities. The Programme support must have a highly interactive and practical focus blending expertise in innovation/ business strategy and the specialist technical knowledge aligned to the advanced digital technologies deemed most appropriate for each business.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Delivery against Schedule / Weighting: 4.8
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Marketing / Weighting: 5.6
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 proposed methodology - One-to-Many events / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Proposed methodology - Core Participant Support / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Account Manager Experince / Weighting: 11.2
Quality criterion - Name: AC6 Proposed Delivery Team Expereince / Weighting: 11.2
Quality criterion - Name: AC7 Proposed Technical Expertise / Weighting: 11.2
Quality criterion - Name: AC8 Contract and Account Management / Weighting: 8
Cost criterion - Name: AC9 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
After the initial contract period, there is one option to extend by one year until 31 March 2024.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes
Identification of the project
European Regional Development Fund - part funded by the EU Investment for Growth and Jobs Programme
2014-2020 (ERDF EUIGJ)
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 189-493102
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 January 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HACKILY LIMITED
Dairmor House, 2b Gortraney Road
Lisburn
BT28 2JG
Telephone
+44 7870237688
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,602,225
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,067,475
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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 Ccontractor 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate..
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
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 amended.
As above
Country
United Kingdom