Contract

DfE - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council - Digital Transformation Programme

  • DfE Antrim and Newtownabbey District Council
  • Ards and North Down Borough Council
  • Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
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  • Derry City and Strabane District Council
  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
  • Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
  • Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
  • Mid Ulster District Council
  • Newry Mourne and Down District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-000158

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030733

Published 5 January 2022, 10:35am



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

Email

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

Email

enquiries@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

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

Email

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

Email

enquiries@belfastcity.gov.uk

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

Email

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

Email

enquiries@derrystrabane.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.derrystrabane.com

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

Email

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

Email

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

Email

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

Email

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

Email

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

Email

gillian.hackily@gmail.com

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