Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council
Newtownabbey
BT36 5QA
UK
E-mail: theresa.conway@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
OPTIMAL Programme for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80521000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to work with SMEs within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. The Contractor will provide 1-1 mentoring support with the overarching output to create and/or increase levels of employment and to identify businesses to refer on to Invest NI to avail of financial support and to additional relevant support agencies to deliver business support that will be complimentary to the Optimal Programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
234 465.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80510000
80500000
80000000
80530000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council is seeking to appoint a Contractor to work with SMEs within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. The Contractor will provide 1-1 mentoring support with the overarching output to create and/or increase levels of employment and to identify businesses to refer on to Invest NI to avail of financial support and to additional relevant support agencies to deliver business support that will be complimentary to the Optimal Programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Implementation
/ Weighting: 28
Quality criterion: Team experience
/ Weighting: 14
Quality criterion: Project manager
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: Contract and Account management
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: Business continuity
/ Weighting: 7
Cost criterion: Total contract price
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 12 months commencing from the expiration date of the original Contract Period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
OPTIMAL Programme for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 227-473024
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
D Fitzpatrick Associates
64 Garland Hill
Belfast
BT8 6YL
UK
E-mail: deirdrefitzpatrick@btopenworld.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 234 465.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/04/2018