Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Economy
Adelaide House 39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8FD
UK
E-mail: Thomas.byrne@economy-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
DfE Supplier Framework for Economic Research Projects
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DfE Supplier Framework for Economic Research Projects.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79311400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE Supplier Framework for Economic Research Projects.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ 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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
30/01/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 17
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890973119
E-mail: t.edgar@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
National Institute of Economic and Social Research Incorporated the
2 Dean Trench Street
London
SW1P 3HE
UK
Telephone: +44 2072227665
E-mail: S.Stevens@niesr.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Economic and Social Research Institute
Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Dublin
D02 K138
IE
Telephone: +44 018632000
E-mail: lliana.demidio@esri.ie
NUTS: IE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SQW LTD
First Floor 43 Chalton Street
London
NW1 1JD
UK
Telephone: +44 2073914100
E-mail: jduggett@sqw.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxford Economics Ltd
Oxford Economic Forecasting
Oxford
OX1 1HB
UK
Telephone: +44 1865268900
E-mail: rhamilton@oxfordeconomics.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Econometrics LTD
Reuben House
Cambridge
CB1 2HT
UK
Telephone: +44 1223533100
E-mail: info@camecon.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Technopolis Limited
3 Pavillion Buildings
Brighton
BN1 1EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1273204320
E-mail: karen.henderson@technopolis-group.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EKOS Consulting UK Limited
44137 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3EW
UK
Telephone: +44 08451206244
E-mail: jeremy.hanks@ekosgen.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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Estimated Value: ranges from GBP 400k - GBP 600K. This range reflects the potential scale of the Framework and takes into account such changes to the scope/and or scale which may. result from future requirements. 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.”.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
N/A
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/01/2018