Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
Contact person: Alastair Graham
E-mail: alastair.graham@eani.org.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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
FES-18-007 — Nursery Classroom Furniture for the Education Authority
Reference number: FES-18-007 - Resource ID 1985517
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39160000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The EA invite tenders for the supply and delivery of nursery classroom furniture for the period 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2021 (with the option to extend for any period up to and including 12 months) on a call-off as required basis. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of the EA, will be the Belfast office.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39100000
39161000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The EA invite tenders for the supply and delivery of nursery classroom furniture for the period 1.4.2019 to 31.3.2021 (with the option to extend for any period up to and including 12 months) on a call-off as required basis. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of the EA, will be the Belfast office.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Aesthetic and functional characteristics
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Catalogues
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 75
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract has the option to extend for a further 12 months.
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:
2019/S 010-018280
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
05/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forbes Contracts
137 Mullanahoe Road
Dungannon
BT71 5AX
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McLaughlin and Harvey Ltd
15 Trench Road
Newtownabbey
BT36 4TY
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creative Activity
Learning House
Londonderry
BT47 2ED
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Education Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts were entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/04/2019