Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
1 Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
Contact
ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
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.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
Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
Reference number
ID 3264668
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
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: £432,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI – Provision of a Contractor to Develop and Deliver the Invest NI Going Dutch Programme
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 75
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 25
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months.
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 contract is for 1 year with options to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months.
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 000-002263
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
31 March 2021
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: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.
Amsterdam
1077 JX
Country
Netherlands
NUTS code
- NL - NETHERLANDS
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: £432,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £432,000
Section six. Complementary information
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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. 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
Belfst
Country
United Kingdom