Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast Metropolitan College
125–153 Millfield
BELFAST
BT1 1HS
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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 3586501 DfE - BMC - Provision of Advertising (Media buying) services to Belfast Metropolitan College
Reference number: ID 3586501
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) wishes to appoint an advertising agency to provide advertising in the form of media planning and related services (production and research for strategy) to promote its Further Education, Higher Education Full Time and Part Time provision in order to recruit prospective students and employer recruitment campaigns.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
294 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79341400
79341200
79340000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Belfast Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) wishes to appoint an advertising agency to provide advertising in the form of media planning and related services (production and research for strategy) to promote its Further Education, Higher Education Full Time and Part Time provision in order to recruit prospective students and employer recruitment campaigns.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Strategic Solution
/ Weighting: 25.2
Quality criterion: AC2 Media Strategy, Rationale and Media Plan
/ Weighting: 25.2
Quality criterion: AC3 Key Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 9.8
Quality criterion: AC4 Business Continuity
/ Weighting: 9.8
Cost criterion: AC6 Total Media Plan Cost
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: AC7 Average Hourly Rate
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. Provisional timetable for recourse to the options: 8 months from the award of the contract.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The figure in II.1.7 is a maximum estimated contract value. No guarantee is given as to the value of work to be placed throughout the lifetime of this 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-025789
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
02/12/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD
Anderson House
BELFAST
BT4 2GU
UK
Telephone: +44 2890802020
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:
: 294 000.00
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 in line with PGN 01/12. 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.. . The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/12/2021