Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square, 1 Bedford Street
Belfast
BT2 7ES
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 2438340 DfE Invest NI — Commercial Appraisal Framework Agreement
Reference number: ID 2438340
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Invest NI wishes to establish a framework of contractors to provide us with commercial appraisals when staff resources are not available within Invest NI. The key outputs of a commercial appraisal include:
— commentary on the commercial and financial aspects of the business, including historical performance, profitability and cash generation,
— an assessment of the ability of the business to implement the proposed project, having considered commercial rationale and identified the key risks,
— advice and commentary in relation to financial structuring of support, and
— advice and commentary in relation to other relevant commercial matters.
Up to a maximum of 12 tenderers will be appointed to the framework.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
79411000
79412000
79419000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI wishes to establish a framework of contractors to provide us with commercial appraisals when staff resources are not available within Invest NI. The key outputs of a commercial appraisal include:
— commentary on the commercial and financial aspects of the business, including historical performance, profitability and cash generation,
— an assessment of the ability of the business to implement the proposed project, having considered commercial rationale and identified the key risks,
— advice and commentary in relation to financial structuring of support, and
— advice and commentary in relation to other relevant commercial matters.
Up to a maximum of 12 tenderers will be appointed to the framework.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Experience of staff assigned to performing the contract
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The client may, at its sole discretion, extend the duration of this framework agreement for any period up to 36 months following the initial 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
II.2.14) Additional information
The total estimated value in II.1.7) is the maximum value for the total framework period including extensions. No guarantee of work is given as it is a demand driven service.
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 210-513515
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
24/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 11
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSMNI
1 Lanyon Quay
Belfast
BT1 3LG
UK
Telephone: +44 2890234343
E-mail: tenders@rsmni.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
Ross Boyd Belfast Ltd
Thomas House 14-16 James Street South
BElfast
BT2 7GA
UK
Telephone: +44 2033977755
E-mail: dd@rossboyd.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
Capaxo Ltd
14b Ballynahinch Road Carryduff
Belfast
BT8 8DN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890409948
E-mail: angela.reavey@capaxo.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
PKF-FPM Accountants Ltd
Dromalane Mill
Newry
BT35 8QS
UK
Telephone: +44 2830261010
E-mail: info@pkffpm.com
Fax: +44 2830262345
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
GRANT Thornton NI LLP
10th Floor
Belfast
BT2 7GP
UK
Telephone: +44 2895871050
E-mail: susan.bailie@ie.gt.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
BDO
Lindsay House
Belfast
BT1 5BN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890439009
E-mail: joanne.best@bdo.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
ASM B Ltd
Horwath House
Belfast
BT1 1QD
UK
Telephone: +44 2890249222
E-mail: michael.williamson@asmbelfast.com
Fax: +44 2890249333
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
KPMG
17-25 College Square East
Belfast
BT1 6DH
UK
Telephone: +44 2890243377
E-mail: ie-fm-belfasttenders@kpmg.ie
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
HNH Partners Ltd
Scottish Provident Building
Belfast
BT1 6JH
UK
Telephone: +44 2890918466
E-mail: james@hnhgroup.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:
: 1 000 000.00
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 3 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
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/02/2020