Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square, Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
DFE - INVEST NI - FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXHIBITION STANDS
Reference number
ID 3800398
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 39154100 - Exhibition stands
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
DfE - Invest NI - Framework Agreement for the Design and Construction of Exhibition Stands
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
British Isles, Europe and Russia
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 39154000 - Exhibition equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE - Invest NI - Framework Agreement for the Design and Construction of Exhibition Stands
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will run for an initial period of 12 months and will contain options to extend for a further period of 24 months and then 12 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
two.2.14) Additional information
The estimated total value of this Framework Agreement is between £2,600,000 and £3,400,000. This range represents the upper limit of an estimated Framework Agreement value and reflects the potential scales of the Framework Agreement and takes into account such changes to the scope and/or scale, which may result from future operational requirements.. . The exact value of the Framework Agreement cannot be specified at this time as this is a demand driven and subject to the Client’s business need and budget availability. There is no guarantee to the level of expenditure..
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Rest of World including- Asia Pacific, Americas, India, Middle East and Africa
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 39154000 - Exhibition equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE - Invest NI - Framework Agreement for the Design and Construction of Exhibition Stands
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will run for an initial period of 12 months and will contain options to extend for a further period of 24 months and then 12 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
two.2.14) Additional information
The estimated total value of this Framework Agreement is between £2,600,000 and £3,400,000. This range represents the upper limit of an estimated Framework Agreement value and reflects the potential scales of the Framework Agreement and takes into account such changes to the scope and/or scale, which may result from future operational requirements.. . The exact value of the Framework Agreement cannot be specified at this time as this is a demand driven and subject to the Client’s business need and budget availability. There is no guarantee to the level of expenditure..
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
4 November 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 2 February 2022
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 November 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
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.
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.