Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
College Hill
Armagh
BT61 9DB
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
ID 3135769 DfC — Armagh Observatory and Planetarium — Procurement of New Planetarium Exhibition Area
Reference number: ID 3135769
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92521100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The purpose of this project is to refresh the exhibition area which would include the installation of interactive exhibitions, information panels and consideration for the flow and design of the area to make it:
• much more attractive to customers;
• meet modern technical visitor expectations;
• easier to inspire, inform and educate visitors; and
• accessible to everyone.
This contract is for the provision to provide interpretive exhibition design, content development/creation, supply and installation fit-out.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
239 650.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
92521000
92520000
39154000
39154100
45212310
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this project is to refresh the exhibition area which would include the installation of interactive exhibitions, information panels and consideration for the flow and design of the area to make it:
• much more attractive to customers;
• meet modern technical visitor expectations;
• easier to inspire, inform and educate visitors; and
• accessible to everyone.
This contract is for the provision to provide interpretive exhibition design, content development/creation, supply and installation fit-out.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Project manager experience
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: AC2 Design approach
/ Weighting: 18
Quality criterion: AC3 Proposed methodology
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: AC4 Resource allocation
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: AC5 Contract management
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Total contract price
/ Weighting: 40
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 198-481286
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
17/12/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
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: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Workhaus Projects Ltd
Unit 21, Orion Building Seafox Court
Leeds
LS25 6PL
UK
Telephone: +44 1977682051
E-mail: daniel@theworkhaus.co.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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 239 650.00
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 three 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. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2020