Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Cromac Avenue Gasworks Business Park Malone Lower
BELFAST
BT7 2JA
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
Dundonald House
Belfast
BT4 3SB
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.1) Name and addresses
DAERA
Belfast
SSD.Admin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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 4728114 - DAERA - Construction of the Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show
Reference number
4728114
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79950000 - Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This tender competition is for the production and supply of Services for the Northern Ireland Government Departments’ Exhibition at the Balmoral Show in 2024. The initial show will take place in mid May 2024 and the following two shows will be in mid May 2025 and 2026. The Contractor must provide services for the design, production, construction and build of the exhibition and hospitality area. The successful Contactor must also provide a floor plan, transport, and clearance of the exhibition.
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: £61,470
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 39154100 - Exhibition stands
- 45212312 - Exhibition centre construction work
- 79956000 - Fair and exhibition organisation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender competition is for the production and supply of Services for the Northern Ireland Government Departments’ Exhibition at the Balmoral Show in 2024. The initial show will take place in mid May 2024 and the following two shows will be in mid May 2025 and 2026. The Contractor must provide services for the design, production, construction and build of the exhibition and hospitality area. The successful Contactor must also provide a floor plan, transport, and clearance of the exhibition.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Design / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Proposed Methodology / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: AC3 Experience - Nominated Personnel / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: AC4 Production Material / Weighting: 0
Quality criterion - Name: AC5 Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: AC6 Cost / Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract period will commence from the date of award for a period of one year, with the option to extend for two further shows at one year each
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: 2023/S 000-019697
four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
ID 4728114 - DAERA - Construction of the Government Departments Exhibition at Balmoral Show
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 November 2023
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
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MINPRINT HOLDINGS LTD
BELFAST
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: £61,470
Total value of the contract/lot: £61,470
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract. 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 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 this Contract may be terminated. A. central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies withresponsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; anychallenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division,to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches ofthe PCR 2015 as amended
UK
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 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 framework was entered into.