Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
UK
Contact person: James McErlean
E-mail: james.mcerlean@nihe.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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T1426B — Provision of Agency Workers — Building Trade and Manual Roles
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Housing Executive requires access to a supply of temporary agency workers to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. The Housing Executive requires the provision of agency workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs). The Housing Executive requires contractor(s) to supply a range of agency workers across a variety of disciplines with various skills to provide temporary cover in the form of ad-hoc or short-term assignments throughout Northern Ireland. The Housing Executive is carrying out 3 tendering exercises to fulfill this requirement. This tender has been given the following reference — T1426B – Building Trade and Manual Roles. Please see tender documents for full details.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79612000
79621000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Housing Executive requires access to a supply of temporary agency workers to provide cover both for ongoing structural change projects as well as business as usual requirements such as cover for internal secondments, sickness absence, maternity leave or additional workload. The Housing Executive requires the provision of Agency Workers as defined by Regulation 3 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (AWRs). The Housing Executive requires contractor(s) to supply a range of agency workers across a variety of disciplines with various skills to provide temporary cover in the form of ad-hoc or short-term assignments throughout Northern Ireland. The Housing Executive is carrying out 3 tendering exercises to fulfill this requirement. This tender has been given the following reference — T1426B – Building Trade and Manual Roles. Please see tender documents for full details.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Framework Agreement shall commence on the 1.4.2019 for a duration of 24 months. The Housing Executive may at any time before the completion of the framework period invite the contractors to agree to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months, or part thereof, commencing from the termination date of the original framework period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2018/S 192-434206
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: T1426B — Provision of Agency Workers to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive – Building Trade and Manual Roles
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kennedy Recruitment Ltd
May Street
Belfast
BT1 4NG
UK
E-mail: evelynk@kennedyrecruitment.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CSR NI Ltd
Unit C6 9 Ferguson Drive Knockmore Hill Business Park
Lisburn
BT28 2EX
UK
E-mail: david@csrni.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Riada Resourcing Ltd
90 Union Street
Coleraine
BT52 1QB
UK
E-mail: admin@riadaresourcing.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Matrix SCM Ltd
249 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1EA
UK
E-mail: suzanne.brighton@matrix-scm.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:
: 17 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The ranking of contractors on the framework are as follows:
1st Place: Kennedy Recruitment Ltd;
2nd Place: CSR NI Ltd;
3rd Place: Riada Resourcing Ltd;
4th Place: Matrix SCM Ltd.
Please note the total estimated value of this framework, over the potential 4 year framework period, is 17 000 000 GBP.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2019