Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
1 Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
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 electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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 Filming and Production Services
Reference number
3504955
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 92111250 - Information film production
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Invest NI wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to manage and deliver the full range of filming and production services that facilitate the agreed elements of Invest NI’s annual schedule of communication plans. The provision of an extensive range of filming and production outputs is an essential part of the Client’s communications strategy and provides a strategic platform to promote its programmes and advisory services, which will ultimately facilitate annual programme referral and participation targets. This will also help to identify and build a pipeline of potential customers and support and encourage pull-through between the Client’s core customer segments.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 92111210 - Advertising film production
- 92512000 - Archive services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI wishes to appoint a suitable contractor to manage and deliver the full range of filming and production services that facilitate the agreed elements of Invest NI’s annual schedule of communication plans. The provision of an extensive range of filming and production outputs is an essential part of the Client’s communications strategy and provides a strategic platform to promote its programmes and advisory services, which will ultimately facilitate annual programme referral and participation targets. This will also help to identify and build a pipeline of potential customers and support and encourage pull-through between the Client’s core customer segments.
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: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
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
The Contract will be awarded for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further periods of up to 24 months and a further period of up to 12 months. A maximum of 5 years in total.
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
This competition is for Schedule 3 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Regulations 5(1) (d) and 74 to 76 are applicable.. . The estimated total value of the Filming and Production Services Contract is between £500,000 and £1,000,000. This range represents the upper limit of an estimated Contract value and reflects the potential scales of the Contract and takes into account such changes to the scope and/or scale, which may result from future operational requirements.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
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
9 July 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: 7 October 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 July 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a certificate of unsatisfactory. Performance will 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 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate. . . 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 such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Invest NI and 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. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.