Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Contact
James McErlean
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.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
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
T1622 - Provision of Mediation Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Housing Executive introduced its own in house ‘Mediation Service’ in 2002/2003 but in 2009 changed to employing the services of skilled mediation practitioners on a sessional basis, on this basis a Mediation panel was established and provided services across all of Northern Ireland. In 2017 the Housing Executive procured a mediation service provider to deliver the mediation service. This was a 5 year contract and the Housing Executive is now seeking to procure a new mediation service provider to deliver the mediation service. The mediation Contractor will be required to address 2 areas of provision, namely Community Cohesion which will be community v community mediation and Community Safety, neighbour v neighbour mediation.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98133100 - Civic betterment and community facility support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Housing Executive introduced its own in house ‘Mediation Service’ in 2002/2003 but in 2009 changed to employing the services of skilled mediation practitioners on a sessional basis, on this basis a Mediation panel was established and provided services across all of Northern Ireland. In 2017 the Housing Executive procured a mediation service provider to deliver the mediation service. This was a 5 year contract and the Housing Executive is now seeking to procure a new mediation service provider to deliver the mediation service. The mediation Contractor will be required to address 2 areas of provision, namely Community Cohesion which will be community v community mediation and Community Safety, neighbour v neighbour mediation.
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: £200,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Housing Executive has the ability to extend the contract for any period(s) up to and including 24 Months.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Due to the nature of the required Service, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the proposed contract into lots.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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.1.8) 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
7 November 2022
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: 7 March 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
7 November 2022
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Housing Executive has the option to extend this contract up to a maximum of a 5 year period, entirely at the discretion of the Housing Executive. This requirement maybe subject to re-tender depending on the Housing Executive's requirements.
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers Instructions — How to Express Interest in this Invitation to Tender: Register your company on the e-tendersni website (this is only required once) and click on ‘View current opportunities’ to locate this invitation to tender. The Housing Executive reserves the right to abandon the competition at any time. Please refer to the tender documentation for further details. There is no guarantee that any agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting agreement is withdrawn and / or the procurement process stopped for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position..
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Housing Executive will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period before awarding a contract in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015..