Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
07827258108
Lisburn
BT27 4RL
amanda.culbert@lisburncastlereagh.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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Advice Services - Welfare Reform Mitigations
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85312310 - Guidance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Delivery of a Generalist Advice Services across the Council Area - the contract is being varied to include welfare reform Mitigations
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: £183,793.13
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery a Generalist Advice Services across the Lisburn Castlereagh City Council area. The current contract will be modified to include Welfare Reform Mitigations up to the end of March 2024, subject to funding from the Department for Communities.
Financial year 2223 - £88,222.51
Financial year 2324 - £95,570.62 (subject to funding)
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Cost criterion - Name: Total cost / Weighting: 20
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services
Explanation:
This relates to the variation of an existing contract. Additional funding has been provided by the Department for Communities to include welfare reform mitigations for financial years 2223 and 2324 to the Advice Services Contract. The advice services contract is run by Community Advice Lisburn and Castlereagh.
This direct award is permitted by Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
(b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
• cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement,
provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-013599
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Community and Advice Lisburn Castlereagh
Lisburn
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,050,293.10
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Lisburn
Country
United Kingdom