Awarded contract

DfC - Strategic Partner Framework for Department for Communities and its participating Arm’s Length Bodies

  • Department for Communities
  • Department for Communities
  • Armagh Observatory
  • Armagh Planetarium
  • Arts Council of Northern Ireland
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  • Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
  • National Museums Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland Housing Executive
  • Northern Ireland Museums Council
  • Libraries NI
  • Local Government Staff Commission
  • The Commissioner for Older People for NI

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-019571

Published 18 July 2022, 3:33pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Communities

NINE Lanyon Place

BELFAST

BT1 3LP

Email

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 for Communities

NINE Lanyon Place

Belfast

BT1 3LP

Email

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

Armagh Observatory

College Hill

Armagh

BT61 9DG

Email

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

Armagh Planetarium

College Hill

Armagh

BT61 9DB

Email

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

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

MacNeice House 77 Malone Road

Belfast

BT9 6AQ

Email

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

Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

257 Lough Road Lurgan

Craigavon

BT66 6NQ

Email

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

National Museums Northern Ireland

Cultra

Holywood

BT18 0EU

Email

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

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

2 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8BP

Email

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

Northern Ireland Museums Council

6 Crescent Gardens

Belfast

BT7 1NS

Email

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

Libraries NI

Lisburn City Library 23 Linenhall Street

Lisburn

BT28 1FJ

Email

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

Local Government Staff Commission

22 Gordon Street, Belfast

Belfast

BT1 2LG

Email

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

The Commissioner for Older People for NI

Equality House 7-9 Shaftesbury Square

Belfast

BT2 7DP

Email

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

DfC - Strategic Partner Framework for Department for Communities and its participating Arm’s Length Bodies

Reference number

ID 3722612

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

The Department for Communities (DfC) and participating Arm’s length bodies have a requirement to set up a single supplier Strategic Partner Framework Agreement to support and enable them to meet the strategic goals and objectives outlined in the Departments Five Year Strategy and deliver associated Work Packages. This Framework Agreement will allow the Participating bodies listed in the Specification Schedule to establish a Call-off Contract with the successful Contractor to provide professional services when required. Further details are provided within the Specification Schedule. The Framework Agreement will be for an initial two years with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. This Framework will operate on a call-off contract basis and there is no commitment to the usage, volume or value of services required under this Framework.

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: £10,500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 79411000 - General management consultancy services
  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
  • 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
  • 79990000 - Miscellaneous business-related services
  • 75111200 - Legislative services
  • 66170000 - Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services
  • 70000000 - Real estate services
  • 70332200 - Commercial property management services
  • 70331000 - Residential property services
  • 70332000 - Non-residential property services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72222300 - Information technology services
  • 72224100 - System implementation planning services
  • 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
  • 72266000 - Software consultancy services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services
  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
  • 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
  • 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
  • 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
  • 79310000 - Market research services
  • 75300000 - Compulsory social security services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Communities (DfC) and participating Arm’s length bodies have a requirement to set up a single supplier Strategic Partner Framework Agreement to support and enable them to meet the strategic goals and objectives outlined in the Departments Five Year Strategy and deliver associated Work Packages. This Framework Agreement will allow the Participating bodies listed in the Specification Schedule to establish a Call-off Contract with the successful Contractor to provide professional services when required. Further details are provided within the Specification Schedule. The Framework Agreement will be for an initial two years with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. This Framework will operate on a call-off contract basis and there is no commitment to the usage, volume or value of services required under this Framework.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Proposed Team Experience / Weighting: 21.84

Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Proposed Methodology / Weighting: 21.84

Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Contract Management / Weighting: 10.92

Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Buy Social / Weighting: 10.4

Cost criterion - Name: AC5 Price / Weighting: 35

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Framework Agreement will be for an initial two years with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. This Framework will operate on a call-off contract basis and there is no commitment to the usage, volume or value of services required under this Framework. The estimated contract value indicated in II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents the potential value of spend under this contract which is estimated to be in the range of £6.7m to £10.5m GBP exclusive of VAT.

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2022/S 000-011001


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

18 July 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLP

Hill House

LONDON

EC4A 3JR

Email

cpdtenders@deloitte.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2890322861

Fax

+44 2890531336

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £10,500,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £10,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The successful Contractor’s performance on this Framework will be managed as per the specification. and 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 grounds for termination of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. 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 multiple Notice of Written Warning or 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

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom