Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen's University Belfast
Purchasing Office, University Road
Belfast
BT7 1NN
UK
Contact person: Jackie Glackin
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: j.glackin@qub.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.qub.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/FinanceDirectorate/visitors/procurement/
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
QUB/2015/20 Provision of External Investigator Services
Reference number: QUB/2015/20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79720000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University wishes to engage an investigator, or a company of investigators, with a proven track record to undertake investigations into complaints and allegations of misconduct brought by/against students and by/against members of staff. The University also requires the Investigator to provide training to members of University staff involved in relation to handling investigations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79720000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University wishes to engage an investigator, or a company of investigators, with a proven track record to provide the core requirements which shall include, but are not limited to:
— conduct complex and high risk investigations on behalf of the University in a fair and objective manner. The provider will be required to undertake independent investigations into complaints and allegations of misconduct brought by/against students and by/against members of staff. Such complaints or allegations may be complex, sensitive or pose a high risk to the University. The provider will have the capacity, experience and expertise to conduct complex investigations in a thorough, robust and timely manner and to reach objective conclusions based on the evidence.
— provide training to University staff on how to conduct internal investigations in a fair and objective manner.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will initially be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend by up to a further 48 months subject to satisfactory performance.
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
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:
2020/S 234-579021
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: QUB/2015/20
Title: External Investigator Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/02/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Andrea Adams Consultancy
Enterprise House, 7 Coventry Road
Coleshill
B46 3BB
UK
Telephone: +44 3339390177
E-mail: info@andreaadamsconsultancy.co.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.andreaadamsconsultancy.com/
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:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Queen's University Belfast
University Road
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/02/2021