Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
1 Bedford Street
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 3448035 - DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79416000 - Public relations services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79416100 - Public relations management services
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE - Invest NI - Public Relation Services in Europe
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 65
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
A 1+1+1+1 max 4 yrs contract
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
A 1+1+1+1 max 4 yrs contract
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 000-011230
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The pricing schedule applied and the setting of cost /profit margins is a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting. a bid. Neither CPD or the authority can provide any guarantee of the level of business under this contract. 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. (VI.4).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have such bodies with responsibilities for appeals and mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
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
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom