Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Education
Rathgael House, Baloo Road
Bangor
BT19 7PR
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.1) Name and addresses
Department of Education NI
Rathgael House
Bangor
BT19 7PR
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 involves 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
DE - CCMS FSCN Primary School Counselling Services
Reference number
ID3454227
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DE - CCMS FSCN Primary School Counselling Services
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: £500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DE - CCMS FSCN Primary School Counselling Services
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 30
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: No
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 000-011368
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
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
20 July 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: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
RELATE NORTHERN IRELAND
3 - 4 GLENGALL STREET
BELFAST
BT12 5AB
Telephone
+44 02890323454
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
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. 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.
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Country
United Kingdom