Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Executive Office
Castle Buildings Stormont Estate
BELFAST
BT4 3G
UK
Contact person: constructinfofinance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construct.info@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
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TEO 2926458 Concept Design and Cost Input Framework to Outline Business Cases
Reference number: 2926458
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This commission is for an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) to provide concept design and cost input services to outline business cases. The services are to be provided in accordance with RIBA Plan of Work 2013, Stages 0-2 only, for a number of proposed Urban Villages Capital projects located in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry. The specific stage input is Stage 0 Strategic Definition, Stage 1 Preparation and Brief and Stage 2 Concept Design, for a number of Urban Villages Initiative projects including various community related building types, parks, public realm environmental schemes, vacant/derelict sites etc. Specific Employer Tasks are provided in the tender documentation Scope of Service Annex A – currently provided in draft for information purposes. The contract will operate for a period of two years with the option for the Employer to extend annually, subject to satisfactory ongoing performance, for a further two periods of one year each up to a maximum of four years.
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)
71311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This commission is for an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) to provide concept design and cost input services to outline business cases. The services are to be provided in accordance with RIBA Plan of Work 2013, Stages 0-2 only, for a number of proposed Urban Villages Capital projects located in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry. The specific stage input is Stage 0 Strategic Definition, Stage 1 Preparation and Brief and Stage 2 Concept Design, for a number of Urban Villages Initiative projects including various community related building types, parks, public realm environmental schemes, vacant/derelict sites etc. Specific Employer Tasks are provided in the tender documentation Scope of Service Annex A – currently provided in draft for information purposes. The contract will operate for a period of two years with the option for the Employer to extend annually, subject to satisfactory ongoing performance, for a further two periods of one year each up to a maximum of four years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Restricted 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:
2020/S 125-307323
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
29/04/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MCCARTAN MULDOON ARCHITECTS LTD
McCartan Muldoon Architects, Studio 1, The Marina Centre, 135A Shore Road
Ballyronan, Magherafelt
BT45 6JA
UK
Telephone: +44 02879418866
E-mail: kevin@mccartanmuldoonarchitects.com
Fax: +44 02879418899
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 90 507.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
CPD, in its capacity as a Central Purchasing Body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the Contracting Authority.. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right to award one, some, all or no Lots; . ii. not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage;. and. iii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by Economic Operators or Candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk of the Economic Operator or Candidate participating in this procurement process. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract, indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a contract or framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic Operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Finance, Construction Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations Branch
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This procurement is governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and provides for Economic Operators who have suffered or who risk suffering loss or damage as a consequence of an alleged breach of duty owned in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers .That notification will provide information on the award decision .The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days ,provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the required decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the Economic Operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.( A court may extend the time to 3 months where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2022