Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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 5209858 DAERA - Air and Environmental Quality - NI Air Website, Archive, App, and Professional Air Quality Services
Reference number
ID 5209858
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DAERA Air and Environmental Quality (AEQ) invites tender submissions for the provision of The Northern Ireland Air Website, Archive, App and Professional Air Quality guidance. All parts, functions and expanse of data (current/archive) of the existing website must be retained and maintained throughout the duration of the contract. The Client welcomes submissions from consortia, providing the Lead Supplier is identified and the consortium can clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the capacity requirements of this contract in full. Please see ID 5209858 Specification for further information.
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: £424,935.11
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 90731100 - Air quality management
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA Air and Environmental Quality (AEQ) invites tender submissions for the provision of The Northern Ireland Air Website, Archive, App and Professional Air Quality guidance. All parts, functions and expanse of data (current/archive) of the existing website must be retained and maintained throughout the duration of the contract. The Client welcomes submissions from consortia, providing the Lead Supplier is identified and the consortium can clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the capacity requirements of this contract in full. Please see ID 5209858 Specification for further information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Website Support Maintenance Implementation / Weighting: 24.5
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Air Quality Expertise - Key Personnel Experience / Weighting: 24.5
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Contract Management / Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Social Value / Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion - Name: AC5 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Following the initial contract period. There will be an additional extension period of up to three years.
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
Open procedure
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: 2024/S 000-014959
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
5 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
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
RICARDO-AEA LTD
The Gemini Building Fermi Avenue
DIDCOT
OX11 0QR
salessupporttteam@ricardo-aea.com
Telephone
+44 1235753000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £417,410
Total value of the contract/lot: £424,935.11
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor’s performance on the Contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender. documentation. 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery (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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue.
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