Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DAERA: Climate Change and Green Growth Policy Division
2nd Floor Klondyke Building, 1 Cromac Avenue, Gasworks Business Park
BELFAST
BT7 2JA
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DAERA - Provision of Climate Change Support Services - Climate N.Ireland (ClimateNI) Project
Reference number
4696805
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DAERA funds the Climate Northern Ireland Project (Climate NI). Climate NI is an intersectoral network devoted to increasing understanding of climate change impacts and risks within Northern Ireland and promoting adaptation and mitigation actions necessary to address these. In order to support DAERA in meeting its requirements under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, DAERA wishes to appoint a “Contractor” who will be responsible for delivering the requirements set out in the specification. The Contractor must also provide a Secretariat and Administration function to the Climate NI Project Steering Group. It is envisaged that this contract will require the working time of approximately three to four full time members of staff (based upon a 37-hr working week) with additional input from expert support staff, as and when required for a period of 3 years with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months each. TUPE is applicable to this contract (please refer to the tender documents for further details).
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: £975,415
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA funds the Climate Northern Ireland Project (Climate NI). Climate NI is an intersectoral network devoted to increasing understanding of climate change impacts and risks within Northern Ireland and promoting adaptation and mitigation actions necessary to address these. In order to support DAERA in meeting its requirements under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, DAERA wishes to appoint a “Contractor” who will be responsible for delivering the requirements set out in the specification. The Contractor must also provide a Secretariat and Administration function to the Climate NI Project Steering Group. It is envisaged that this contract will require the working time of approximately three to four full time members of staff (based upon a 37-hr working week) with additional input from expert support staff, as and when required for a period of 3 years with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months each. TUPE is applicable to this contract (please refer to the tender documents for further details).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 options to extend for a period 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
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: 2023/S 000-013122
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
5 July 2023
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
NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT LINK
89 Loopland Drive
BELFAST
BT6 9DW
Telephone
+44 02890455770
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £975,415
Total value of the contract/lot: £975,415
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate..