Tender

RFI - Management Development Framework

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-031441

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-030248

Published 16 December 2021, 2:55pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Westland House

Belfast

BT14 6TE

Contact

sourcingniwater.com

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

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.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

RFI - Management Development Framework

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Before launching a procurement procedure, NI Water are issuing this RFI as a general market enquiry to identify and engage with service providers who can deliver management development services for NI Water. This RFI is a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. Some of the objectives of this Pre-Market Engagement (PME) Exercise include; make suppliers aware of NI Water’s current environment and need for management development services; obtain supplier views on this opportunity to enable NI Water to critically assess the viability of the approach.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £2,400,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80570000 - Personal development training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Before launching a procurement procedure, NI Water are issuing this RFI as a general market enquiry to identify and engage with service providers who can deliver management development services for NI Water. This RFI is a formal Pre-Market Engagement (PME) exercise. Some of the objectives of this Pre-Market Engagement (PME) Exercise include; make suppliers aware of NI Water’s current environment and need for management development services; obtain supplier views on this opportunity to enable NI Water to critically assess the viability of the approach.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 50

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £2,400,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

1

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: 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

Note this is a request for information (RFI) only. The weightings provided above are for publication purposes only and are not the intended breakdown of Quality / Cost for the actual Tender.


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

10 January 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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: 10 April 2022

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

10 January 2022

Local time

12:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom