Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
Ballee Centre, Ballee Road West
Ballymena
BT42 2HS
Contact
business.procureeani.org.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.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
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.1) Name and addresses
Libraries NI
Lisburn City Library 23 Linenhall Street
Lisburn
BT28 1FJ
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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BSP-21-027 Defence Personal Injury Legal Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79100000 - Legal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
BSP-21-027 - EA invites tenders for the provision of Defence Personal Injury Legal Services, for a 3 year Initial Contract Period on an as and when required basis, with the option to extend for 1 further 12 month period. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Business Services and Products Procurement Category, based in Ballymena. This is a voluntary tender and given its nature and subject matter is excluded from the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 10 (1) (d)). This tender is subject to NI Public Procurement Policy and associated guidance notes.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,230,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
BSP-21-027 - EA invites tenders for the provision of Defence Personal Injury Legal Services, for a 3 year Initial Contract Period on an as and when required basis, with the option to extend for 1 further 12 month period. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of EA, will be the Business Services and Products Procurement Category, based in Ballymena. This is a voluntary tender and given its nature and subject matter is excluded from the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 10 (1) (d)). This tender is subject to NI Public Procurement Policy and associated guidance notes.
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: £1,230,000
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
Option to extend for 1 further 12 month period
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Option to extend for 1 further 12 month period
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
This is a voluntary tender and given its nature and subject matter is excluded from the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 10 (1) (d)). This tender is subject to NI Public Procurement Policy and associated guidance notes.
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
13 December 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: 13 March 2022
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
13 December 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This contract is let by the Education Authority (“EA”) and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point. during the life of the contract these bodies may wish to utilise the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission. of EA. This agreement is not intended to replace any current agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already. have in place.. . • Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Irish Medium Schools in. NI, Controlled Grammar Schools, Nursery School (both controlled and . Catholic Maintained), https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/. schools-plus. • Libraries NI - https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/. . . This is a voluntary tender and given its nature and subject matter is excluded from the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Regulation 10 (1) (d)). This tender is subject to NI Public Procurement Policy and associated guidance notes.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Ballymena
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/... mediation. procedures