Contract

Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers

  • Procurement and Logistics Service
  • DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000877

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04adce

Published 10 January 2025, 2:59pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Procurement and Logistics Service

Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road

Armagh

BT61 7PR

Email

palsarmagh.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.1) Name and addresses

DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group

12-22 Linenhall Street

Belfast

BT2 8BS

Email

palsarmagh.sourcing@hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers

Reference number

4788814

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers

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: £231,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Following the initial Contract Period there is potential to extend for up to and including 24 months, and additional18 months emergency extension is available

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The estimated value stated in II.1.7 is for 2 years with provision to extend for up to and including 24 months plus an additional 18 months emergency extension is available.


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: 2024/S 000-033792


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

27 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 9

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Belfast Metropolitan College

7 Queens Road

BELFAST

BT3 9DT

Email

businessdevelopment@belfastmet.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SOUTH EASTERN REGIONAL COLLEGE

VICTORIA AVENUE

NEWTOWNARDS

BT23 7EH

Email

sbrowne@serc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY

4 Annadale Avenue

Belfast

BT7 3JH

Email

mencapni@mencap.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

6C Wildflower Way

BELFAST

BT12 6TA

Email

allyb@early-years.org

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PLAYBOARD NORTHERN IRELAND

7 Crescent Gardens

BELFAST

BT7 1NS

Email

alan.herron@playboard.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

D.F.P.F. LTD

LAMONT BUILDINGS

BELFAST

BT9 5FL

Email

b.daly@people-1st.o.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

PARENTING FOCUS LIMITED

First Floor, Unit 3, Hawthorn Office Park, 39a Stockman's Way, Belfast

BELFAST

BT9 7ET

Email

sharon@parentingfocus.org

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: £231,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £231,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom