Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Stranmillis University College
Stranmillis Road
Belfast
BT9 5DY
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
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
ID 1900033 — DfE – Stranmillis University College – Provision and Support of a Learning Management System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ID 1900033 — DfE – Stranmillis University College – Provision and Support of a Learning Management System. Stranmillis University College has established the need to procure a Learning Management System (LMS). College staff currently use 2 different Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) systems to provide an online environment for their students. The main VLE (Queen’s Online) will no longer be available for staff/students by summer 2019.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48190000
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ID 1900033 — DfE – Stranmillis University College – Provision and Support of a Learning Management System. Stranmillis University College has established the need to procure a Learning Management System (LMS). College staff currently use 2 different Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) systems to provide an online environment for their students. The main VLE (Queen’s Online) will no longer be available for staff/students by summer 2019.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection Criteria listed in the Instructions to tenderers document, and on system.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/01/2019
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
18/04/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/01/2019
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting. a bid for this competition. In addition, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. Contract Monitoring — 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. This contract will not be awarded in lots as a single supplier is required.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; 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 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2018