Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
UK
Contact person: Christopher Brown
E-mail: CHRISTOPHER.BROWN@NIHE.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
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T1344 — Provision of ISO services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is the regional strategic social housing authority for Northern Ireland and invites tenders for the provision of ISO services. The Contractor will be responsible for all services associated with ensuring the Housing Executive maintains its ISO certifications. A number of Housing Executive departments currently hold ISO certification (ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015) whilst others have expressed an interest in becoming certified. Each certification is independent of the others.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80511000
80510000
79132000
79420000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive is the regional strategic social housing authority for Northern Ireland and invites tenders for the provision of ISO services. The contractor will be responsible for all services associated with ensuring the Housing Executive maintains its ISO certifications. A number of Housing Executive departments currently hold ISO certification (ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015) whilst others have expressed an interest in becoming certified. Each certification is independent of the others.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality questionnaire
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Pricing schedule
/ Weighting: 80
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Client may at any time before the completion of the contract period invite the Contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 24 months, or part thereof commencing from the termination date of the original contract period.
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:
2018/S 201-456932
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ISO Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/02/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ocean Certification Ltd
192 Portland Road, Shieldfield
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 1DJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1912220306
E-mail: ian@ocean-cert.com
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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Training services
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Housing Executive may or may not require similar ISO services and/or standards in excess of those quoted within the Specification, up to a value of 200 000 GBP. The housing executive does not guarantee any level of expenditure. The value quoted within this notice is for the full term of the contract, including any extensions that may be taken up. It is not an annual value.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT13JF
UK
Telephone: +44 3002007812
E-mail: adminoffice@courtsni.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2890724799
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.courtsni.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive incorporated a 10 calendar days standstill period from the point information on the contract award was communicated to tenderers in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A contract was not entered into during this period. Appeal procedures are specified in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/02/2019