Tender

ID 3924628 DFE - Tourism NI - Managed Business Support Services

  • Tourism Northern Ireland

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-008346

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032734

Published 29 March 2022, 9:12am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Tourism Northern Ireland

Floors 10-12, Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street

BELFAST

BT2 7ES

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

ID 3924628 DFE - Tourism NI - Managed Business Support Services

Reference number

ID 3924628

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79411000 - General management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide a Managed Business Support Service to the Tourism Industry. It is anticipated that this Contract will commence in May 2022 for a duration of one year with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services
  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80521000 - Training programme services
  • 80530000 - Vocational training services
  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide a Managed Business Support Service to the Tourism Industry. It is anticipated that this Contract will commence in May 2022 for a duration of one year with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

12

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: Yes

Description of options

There are options to extend for two further periods of up to, and including, 12 months each.

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

3 May 2022

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: 1 August 2022

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

3 May 2022

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: A tender is expected to be published approximately 3-6 months before the end of this Contract.

six.3) Additional information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed according to the specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering against 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 the 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. 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 any 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 Public Contracts Regulations.

Belfast

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 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..