Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
Bedford Square, 1 Bedford St
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
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 is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
ID 5473034 DfE Invest NI - Resource Matching (Industrial Symbiosis) Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Invest NI has a requirement for a Supplier to deliver a programme of Resource Matching (Industrial Symbiosis) activity in Northern Ireland over the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027 with the option for three further periods of any period up to and including 12 months each up to March 2030.
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: £1,643,118
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 90714500 - Environmental quality control services
- 79920000 - Packaging and related services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 79723000 - Waste analysis services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI has a requirement for a Supplier to deliver a programme of Resource Matching (Industrial Symbiosis) activity in Northern Ireland over the period 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027 with the option for three further periods of any period up to and including 12 months each up to March 2030.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Service Delivery Director Experience / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Generate Leads and Recruit Participants / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Social Value / Weighting: 12
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Follow Up Leads / Weighting: 9
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Ensure a Complimentary Service and Stakeholder Engagement / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: AC6 Client Relationship Management Tools / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: AC7 Input to the Marketing of the Service / Weighting: 3
Cost criterion - Name: AC8 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is the option for three further periods of any period up to and including 12 months each up to March 2030.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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 000-040301
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
20 February 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
INTERNATIONAL SYNERGIES NORTHERN IRELAND LTD
55 - 59 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT2 8FE
BD@international-synergies.com
Telephone
+44 2838333438
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: £1,643,118
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,643,118
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The.. successful.. contractor’s. performance on the contract will be. regularly monitored in line with the tender. documentation.. 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 the.. contract may be... terminated.. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can. 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. three years from the date of issue.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; 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