Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Authority For Utility Regulation
Queens House, 14 Queen Street
Belfast
BT1 6ED
UK
E-mail: martin.hall@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.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
NIAUR -Technical assessments of NIE Networks' business plan and associated technical support.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a suitably qualified contractor(s) for the provision of specialist engineering advice and regulatory consultancy. Tenderers are required to appoint a Project manager and Senior Consultant(s) to deliver the work required throughout the contract. Following tender evaluation the first two Tenderers with the highest overall score will be appointed under this Framework. If there is a conflict of interest or insufficient resources the contractor ranked 2 will be invited to undertake the commission on the same basis.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
230 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314300
71314200
09310000
65300000
65310000
71300000
71336000
71311000
71312000
71310000
71330000
71320000
45315100
71621000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this tender exercise is to appoint a suitably qualified contractors for the provision of specialist engineering advice and regulatory consultancy. Tenderers are required to appoint a Project manager and Senior Consultants to deliver the work required throughout the contract. Following tender evaluation the first two Tenderers with the highest overall score will be appointed under this Framework. If there is a conflict of interest or insufficient resources the contractor ranked 2 will be invited to undertake the commission on the same basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project Manager Experience
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Senior Consultant Experience
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed Methodology
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Contract Management and Contingency
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: External Data Sources
/ Weighting: 7
Cost criterion: Project Manager Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Senior Consultant Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 45
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/08/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gutteridge Haskins Davey Limited
4 Innovation Close
York
YO10 5ZF
UK
Telephone: +44 1904436100
E-mail: londonmail@ghd.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:
: 230 000.00
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.
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2016