Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2NQ
UK
Contact person: Pamela Rea
E-mail: pamela.rea@eani.org.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 to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
EDIS-22-004 Online Payment Solution for the Education Authority
Reference number: EDIS-22-004 / Resource ID 4525045
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The EA invites tenders for a Provision of an Online Payment Solution for Nursery, Primary, Post Primary, Special, Voluntary and Grant Integrated Maintained Schools and EA. The administrating service for this tender, on behalf of the EA, will be the EdIS Delivery Service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50324000
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The EA invites tenders for a Provision of an Online Payment Solution for Nursery, Primary, Post Primary, Special, Voluntary and Grant Integrated Maintained Schools and EA. The administrating service for this tender, on behalf of the EA, will be the EdIS Delivery Service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: AC1 Requirements
/ Weighting: 35
Quality criterion: AC2 Delivery and Support of the Proposed Solution
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: AC3 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: AC4 Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
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:
Yes
Description of options:
With the option of 2 x 12 month extension periods, subject to agreed costs, EA approval and funds being secured and in place.
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
see tender documents
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:
2022/S 000-023851
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/01/2023
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
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/01/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers interested in this tender must register and submit their tender through eTendersNI at the following link https:// etendersni.gov.uk/epps. If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email ni-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have a 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 Regulation
BELFAST
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Education Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts are entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/12/2022