Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
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.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
ID 3506637 DOF - GAU - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SECTOR
Reference number
ID 3506637
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Civil Service’s Executive Information Service’s Government Advertising Unit (GAU) wishes to establish an Advertising Framework Agreement for Classified Advertising which will provide classified advertising on behalf of the Northern Ireland Public Sector Please refer to the Specification for further details on the services required and list of users.
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: £8,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79341000 - Advertising services
- 79341200 - Advertising management services
- 79341400 - Advertising campaign services
- 79341100 - Advertising consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Civil Service’s Executive Information Service’s Government Advertising Unit (GAU) wishes to establish an Advertising Framework Agreement for Classified Advertising which will provide classified advertising on behalf of the Northern Ireland Public Sector Please refer to the Specification for further details on the services required and list of users.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Methodology / Weighting: 20.25
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Internal Systems / Weighting: 9.9
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Key Personnel Experience / Weighting: 9.9
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Contingency Planning and Business Continuity / Weighting: 4.95
Cost criterion - Name: AC5 Total Costs for Public Notices / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: AC6 Total Costs for Run of Paper / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: AC7 Total Costs for Recruitment ads / Weighting: 15
Cost criterion - Name: AC8 Total Costs for Non-Commission Fee / Weighting: 5
Cost criterion - Name: AC9 Account Manager Hourly Rate / Weighting: 2.5
Cost criterion - Name: AC10 Graphic Designer Hourly Rate / Weighting: 2.5
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
two.2.14) Additional information
The figure in II.1.7 is the total estimated Framework value. This is a demand driven Framework, noguarantee of usage is given. The list of participating bodies are:. Participating bodies. Access to Justice. Agri-Food Biosciences Institute .Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Charity Commission for NI. College of Agriculture Food Rural Enterprise CAFRE. Commissioner forOlder People for Northern Ireland. Consumer Council. Council for the Curriculum, Examinations Assessment CCEA. Courts Service .Department for Communities. Department for Infrastructure. Department for the Economy. Department of Agriculture, Environment andRural Affairs. Department of Education. Department of Finance. Department of Health. Department of Justice. Driver Vehicle AgencyDVA. Education Authority. Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. Food Standards Agency. Forensic Science Northern Ireland. ForestService Northern Ireland. Independent Assessor of PSNI Recruitment Vetting . Independent Monitoring Board. Labour Relations Agency.Land and Property Services. Libraries NI. Local Government Staff Commission. Loughs Agency. Northern Ireland Assembly. NorthernIreland Council for Integrated Education. Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. NorthernIreland Housing Executive. Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee NILGOSC. Northern Ireland PoliceFund. Northern Ireland Policing Board. Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman . Northern Ireland Screen. Office of the LocalGovernment Boundaries Commissioner. Parole Commissioners NI. Planning Appeals Commission. Police Ombudsman for NorthernIreland. Police Rehabilitation Retraining Trust. Prisoner Ombudsman. Probation Board for Northern Ireland. Public Prosecution Service.Queens University Belfast. Rivers Agency. Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation RUC GC Foundation. Sport NorthernIreland. Special EU Programmes Body. The Executive Office. The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland GTCNI. The Youth JusticeAgency . Tourism NI. Transport Northern Ireland. University of Ulster. Ulster-Scots Agency. Victims Survivors Service. Waterways Ireland.
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: 2021/S 000-019626
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
27 September 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
Anderson House
BELFAST
BT4 2GU
Telephone
+44 2890802020
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £8,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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 regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
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.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)