Contract

DoF COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENT - PROVISION OF ENERGY MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES (ID 3346286)

  • Department of Finance

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-017611

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b8ab

Published 26 July 2021, 10:24am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Finance

303 Airport Road West

BELFAST

BT3 9ED

Contact

Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

Email

Collaboration.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.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

DoF COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENT - PROVISION OF ENERGY MARKET ADVISORY SERVICES (ID 3346286)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71314200 - Energy-management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE). It is responsible for disseminating advice and guidance on the direction and policies on public procurement to the Northern Ireland public sector and monitoring their implementation. It is also responsible for managing procurements on behalf of central government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies. In order to establish tender competitions in respect of electricity and gas and to manage the resultant contracts CPD requires energy market intelligence and expertise to provide specialist electricity and gas advisory services to the following bodies; • Construction and Procurement Division (CPD) • Education Authority (EA) • Translink • Business Services Organisation (BSO) • NI Water (NIW) The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date for two years with two extension options of 12 months each.

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: £705,200

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) is a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE). It is responsible for disseminating advice and guidance on the direction and policies on public procurement to the Northern Ireland public sector and monitoring their implementation. It is also responsible for managing procurements on behalf of central government departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies. In order to establish tender competitions in respect of electricity and gas and to manage the resultant contracts CPD requires energy market intelligence and expertise to provide specialist electricity and gas advisory services to the following bodies; • Construction and Procurement Division (CPD) • Education Authority (EA) • Translink • Business Services Organisation (BSO) • NI Water (NIW) The Contract will commence on the Commencement Date for two years with two extension options of 12 months each.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative / Weighting: 50

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 optional extension periods of 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

two.2.14) Additional information

This is a demand lead 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 000-012602


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

26 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: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

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

HORIZON ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

4400 Airport Business Park

CORK

T12 N84F

Email

sandra.quinn@heg.ie

Telephone

+353 212029135

Country

Ireland

NUTS code
  • IE - Ireland
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £705,200

Total value of the contract/lot: £705,200


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Contract monitoring: 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery (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. If a Contractor is subject to a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance the CPD, at its discretion, can consider the Contractor’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a period of 3 years.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures

Department of Finance

Country

United Kingdom