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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 4024822 - DoF - NICSHR - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Service for the NI Public Sector - 2022
Reference number
ID 4024822
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), as the Central Purchasing Body, intends to establish a 4 year single supplier collaborative Framework Agreement on behalf of the participating bodies listed in the Specification to deliver an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for further details.
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: £10,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), as the Central Purchasing Body, intends to establish a 4 year single supplier collaborative Framework Agreement on behalf of the participating bodies listed in the Specification to deliver an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for further details.
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 value of this Framework Agreement is estimated to be in the range of £6,000,000 and £10,000,000. Stakeholder engagement took place with all participating bodies, each confirming that they wish to be listed on this Framework Agreement and they provided their anticipated level of spend across the duration of the Framework Agreement. Please note that there is no guarantee of the usage, volume or value of the Services under this Framework Agreement, which is demand driven.. . . Each public body listed below may choose to participate in this arrangement as a Client.. . The Executive Office (TEO). Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA). Department for Communities (DfC). Department of Education (DE). Department for the Economy(DfE). Department of Finance (DoF). Department for Infrastructure (DfI). Department of Health (DoH). Department of Justice (DoJ). Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation. Public Prosecution Service for NI. Compensation Services. Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) . Forest Service. Land and Property Services (LPS). Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS). Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). Northern Ireland Prison Service. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Rivers Agency. Social Security Agency (SSA). Youth Justice Agency. Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI). Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC). Business Services Organisation (BSO). Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta (CnaG). Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI). Community Relations Council (CRC). Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland (CITB NI). Consumer Council for Northern Ireland. Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS). Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA). Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland. Education Authority. Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI). Foras na Gaeilge. General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI). Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. Health and Social Care Board (HSCB). Invest Northern Ireland. Labour Relations Agency (LRA). Legal Services Agency Northern Ireland. Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC). Loughs Agency. Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation (MLKDC). Middletown Centre for Autism (MCA). National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI). North West Regional College. Northern Health and Social Care Trust. Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. Northern Ireland Assembly Commission. Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY). Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE). Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency. Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission. Northern Ireland Library Authority. Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC). Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA). Northern Ireland Museums Council. Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council (NIPEC). Northern Ireland Policing Board. Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery. Northern Ireland Screen. Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC). Northern Ireland Tourist Board - Tourism NI. Northern Ireland Water and its Subsidiary NI Water Alpha. Northern Regional College. Patient and Client Council. Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Probation Board for Northern Ireland. Public Health Agency (PHA). South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. South Eastern Regional College. South West College. Southern Health and Social Care Trust. Southern Regional College. Sport NI. St Mary’s University College. Stranmillis University College. Strategic Investment Board (SIB). The Commission for Victims and Survivors (CVSNI). The Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA). The Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland (LGSC). The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA). Translink. Ulster Scots Agency. Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL). Victims and Survivors Service (VSS). Waterways Ireland. Western Health and Social Care Trust
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-022867
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
ID 4024822 - DoF - NICSHR - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Service for the NI Public Sector - 2022
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 October 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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: 2
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inspire Therapeutic Wellbeing Services
Lombard House, 10-20 Lombard Street
BELFAST
BT1 1RD
Telephone
+44 02890328474
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: £10,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £10,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
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) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.