Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Museums Northern Ireland
153 Bangor Rd
Holywood
BT18 0QE
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
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
DfC — NMNI — Provision of Marketing and Communications Services
Reference number: ID 2639614
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79416000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
National Museums NI wishes to appoint a contractor or contractors to deliver marketing design and delivery services (Lot 1) and public relations and communications services (Lot 2) to assist with the programme of transformational change.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Marketing Design Delivery Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79341200
79341400
79341000
79340000
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
National Museums NI wishes to appoint a contractor or contractors to deliver marketing design and delivery services (Lot 1) and public relations and communications services (Lot 2) to assist with the programme of transformational change.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Strategic approach
/ Weighting: 32
Quality criterion: AC2 Media strategy and plan
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: AC3 Creative proposal
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: AC4 Key personnel experience
/ Weighting: 8
Cost criterion: AC5 Average hourly rate
/ Weighting: 20
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Public Relations Communications Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79341200
79341400
79341000
79340000
79416100
79416200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
National Museums NI wishes to appoint a contractor or contractors to deliver marketing design and delivery services (Lot 1) and public relations and communications services (Lot 2) to assist with the programme of transformational change.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Key personnel experience
/ Weighting: 28
Quality criterion: AC2 Strategic approach
/ Weighting: 26.6
Quality criterion: AC3 Contract management
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: AC4 Business continuity
/ Weighting: 4.9
Cost criterion: AC5 Retainer fee
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: AC6 Average hourly rate
/ Weighting: 10
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 087-209415
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 1: Marketing Design and Delivery services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Navigator Blue Ltd
The Baths
Belfast
BT2 8HS
UK
Telephone: +44 2890246722
E-mail: b.scott@navigatorblue.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:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 2: Public Relations and Communications services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 14
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Navigator Blue Ltd
The Baths
Belfast
BT2 8HS
UK
Telephone: +44 2890246722
E-mail: b.scott@navigatorblue.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:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract management — procedures and principles). 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 notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.
As above
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2020