Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@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
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Digi Transform Programme for Belfast City Council
Reference number: 2190200
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Belfast City Council wishes to appoint a contractor to undertake the delivery of a new digi-transform programme. The aim of the programme is to strengthen and grow a vibrant digital economy within the Belfast City Council boundary, supporting the creation of new jobs. The programme will raise awareness of the digital transformation opportunities and provide an in-depth diagnostic on each of the businesses and thereafter, tailored one to one mentoring support to establish and implement a digital transformation strategy. The focus of the programme is to increase business turnover in order to drive sustainable growth and create higher level jobs within the city.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
335 328.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80510000
80521000
80530000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Belfast City Council wishes to appoint a contractor to undertake the delivery of a new digi-transform programme. The aim of the programme is to strengthen and grow a vibrant digital economy within the Belfast City Council boundary, supporting the creation of new jobs. The programme will raise awareness of the digital transformation opportunities and provide an in-depth diagnostic on each of the businesses and thereafter, tailored one to one mentoring support to establish and implement a digital transformation strategy. The focus of the programme is to increase business turnover in order to drive sustainable growth and create higher level jobs within the city.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed methodology
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: Account manager
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Team experience
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Marketing and recruitment
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Reporting, evaluation and quality
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: Total contract price
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for 2 periods of 12 months each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
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:
2019/S 097-235014
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Digi Transform Programme for Belfast City Council
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
42 Digital Ltd
9 Glenside Glencam Road
Omagh
BT79 7GL
UK
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:
: 335 328.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a certificate of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by centres of procurement. Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of. the certificate.
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
01/08/2019