Opportunity

DAERA - Rural Halls Refurbishment Programme – Delivery of accredited training ‘Managing Your Space’ Modules

  • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-005908

Published 23 March 2021, 5:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Limavady

BT49 9HP

Contact

SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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 is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DAERA - Rural Halls Refurbishment Programme – Delivery of accredited training ‘Managing Your Space’ Modules

Reference number

ID 3344398

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

DAERA - Rural Halls Refurbishment Programme – Delivery of accredited training ‘Managing Your Space’ Modules

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £650,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 85322000 - Community action programme

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
  • UK - UNITED KINGDOM
  • 00 - Other NUTS code

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA - Rural Halls Refurbishment Programme – Delivery of accredited training ‘Managing Your Space’ Modules

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £650,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

6

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 value in II.2.6 is an estimated maximum value for the whole contract period including extensions... No Guarantee of work is given and tenderers should must make their own commercial decisions when providing rates


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

22 April 2021

Local time

3:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 contractor 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register. of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website.. . Any contractor in receipt of. a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the. date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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... The Authority expressly. reserves the rights (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to. make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect. of. any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.and in no circumstances will the Authority be. liable for any costs incurred by candidates..

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have a special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. 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

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom