Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
Purchasing Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
QUB/2251/22 Employment Management Services - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Reference number
QUB/2251/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The University invites tenders for the provision of Employment Management Services – United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support the employment of a current in-market representative and ensure full compliance with local employment legislation.
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)
- 79631000 - Personnel and payroll services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- AE - United Arab Emirates
Main site or place of performance
United Arab Emirates
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University invites tenders for the provision of Employment Management Services – United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support the employment of a current in-market representative and ensure full compliance with local employment legislation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be for an initital period of 2 years with options to extend by up to a further 48 months
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
Two tenders were received in response to the Open procedure, however, both bidders were unable to meet the minimum selection criteria and were deemed to be non-compliant
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
QUB/2251/22
Title
Employment Management Services - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 June 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
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
Charterhouse Labour Solutions LLC
Dubai
Telephone
+00 97143723500
Country
United Arab Emirates
NUTS code
- AE - United Arab Emirates
Internet address
https://www.charterhouseme.ae/
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: £500,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
Bt7 1NN
Country
United Kingdom