Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest NI
Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Tax Advisors to Invest NI and it's Subsidary Companies
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79221000 - Tax consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Tax Advisors to Invest NI and it's Subsidary Companies Invest NI now wishes to appoint tax advisors (herein referred to as “the Contractor”) to prepare and submit annual Corporation Tax returns for Invest NI and two subsidiaries, BSDL and MRDE as required. In addition, the Contractor shall provide ad-hoc advice on other tax issues for the Invest NI group as and when needed throughout the contract period.
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: £200,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79222000 - Tax-return preparation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE - Invest NI - Appointment of Tax Advisors to Invest NI and it's Subsidary Companies Invest NI now wishes to appoint tax advisors (herein referred to as “the Contractor”) to prepare and submit annual Corporation Tax returns for Invest NI and two subsidiaries, BSDL and MRDE as required. In addition, the Contractor shall provide ad-hoc advice on other tax issues for the Invest NI group as and when needed throughout the contract period.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As per the Tender documents / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: As per the Tender documents / Weighting: 40
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: 2024/S 000-014670
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
25 June 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASM B LTD
Glendinning House
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
michael.williamson@asmbelfast.com
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: £200,000
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.
Not applicable in the UK
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into