Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DfE Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Civic Centre, Lagan Valley Island
LISBURN
BT27 4RL
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://www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
one.1) Name and addresses
Newry Mourne and Down District Council
District Council Offices O'Hagan House Monaghan Row
Newry
BT35 8DJ
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.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.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
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfE - LCCC - Sales and Export Trade Development Progranmme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council and Newry, Mourne, Down District Council
Reference number
ID 3276216
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Sales and Export Trade Development Programme aims to offer support to 200 businesses and provide sales and export development advice to participating businesses to access new opportunities for work. All businesses on the Programme should be primed for growth and have the potential to retain and create additional employment which will result in creating more sustainable and competitive businesses, expanding the private sector and creating a world class business climate in the LCCC and NMDDC areas. The key aims of the programme are to provide one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and exposure to support the growth of small businesses in generating sales at home and in new markets – ROI and GB; help these businesses understand better the support already available to them and to create new jobs and protect existing ones. The programme will be delivered through three separate but interlinked initiatives.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £362,800
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
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN08 - Newry, Mourne and Down
- UKN14 - Lisburn and Castlereagh
- 00 - Other NUTS code
- 00 - Other NUTS code
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Sales and Export Trade Development Programme aims to offer support to 200 businesses and provide sales and export development advice to participating businesses to access new opportunities for work. All businesses on the Programme should be primed for growth and have the potential to retain and create additional employment which will result in creating more sustainable and competitive businesses, expanding the private sector and creating a world class business climate in the LCCC and NMDDC areas. The key aims of the programme are to provide one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and exposure to support the growth of small businesses in generating sales at home and in new markets – ROI and GB; help these businesses understand better the support already available to them and to create new jobs and protect existing ones. The programme will be delivered through three separate but interlinked initiatives.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Proposed Methodology and Implementation of PART A / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Proposed Methodology and Implementation of PART B / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Proposed Methodology and Implementation of PART C / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Reporting, Evaluation and Quality / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Contract Management and Risk / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: AC6 Programme Manager Experience / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: AC7 Team Experience / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: AC8 Marketing and Recruitment / Weighting: 8
Cost criterion - Name: Total Contract Price / Weighting: 20
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £362,800
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
26
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 (ERDF)
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The Client will monitor the Contractor’s performance as detailed in the Specification Schedule and in the Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule 3 Contract Management/Monitoring Schedule.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 May 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 3 August 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
5 May 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
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 3 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.
As above
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.