Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Communities
C/O 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
ssd.admin.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
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 1778793 - DfC - Drumclay Crannog Post Excavation Assessment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Department is inviting tenders to bring the post-excavation work on the crannog to a conclusion through
completing the conservation of the artefacts and the compilation of a fully illustrated report suitable for lodgement in the Historic
Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI). The report will record the stratigraphic development of the site integrated with the
results of specialist analysis, cataloguing and discussion of the environmental and artefactual archive and interpreted in the context of
its historic and archaeological background. The report as drafted must be suitable for full publication as a monograph in the Northern
Ireland Archaeological Monographs series complementing previous publications such as Deer Park Farms, The Excavation of a Raised
Rath in the Glenarm Valley (Lynn and McDowell 2011) and Harnessing the Tides (McErlean and Crothers, 2007).
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2020/S 214-525860
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
DfC - Drumclay Crannog Post Excavation Assessment Project
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
8 October 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £995,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have. been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The. authority incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum. of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded..
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
The Department is inviting tenders to bring the post-excavation work on the crannog to a conclusion through completing the conservation of the artefacts and the compilation of a fully illustrated report suitable for lodgement in the Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI). The report will record the stratigraphic development of the site integrated with the results of specialist analysis, cataloguing and discussion of the environmental and artefactual archive and interpreted in the context of its historic and archaeological background. The report as drafted must be suitable for full publication as a monograph in the Northern Ireland Archaeological Monographs series complementing previous publications such as Deer Park Farms, The Excavation of a Raised Rath in the Glenarm Valley (Lynn and McDowell 2011) and Harnessing the Tides (McErlean and Crothers, 2007).
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
8 October 2020
End date
8 October 2024
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£995,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
IRISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This modification is to increase the contract value
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee.
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
: In accordance with Regulation 72(1)(c) where need for the change could not have been foreseen by a “diligent”
Department this modification is for an uplift to the anticipated contract value. The original estimated value of the contract was based
on market conditions and pricing at that time. Since then there has been the Brexit with unforseen impact on this contract. where artefacts are stored is also infested which was difficult to manage pest control which has been difficult to irradicate.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £800,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £995,000