Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square, 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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 4944997 DfE - Invest NI - Commercial Appraisal Framework Agreement
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 Agreement that will provide a number of suitably qualified individuals to undertake Commercial Appraisals. It is anticipated that the framework will commence on the 28th January 2024 for a duration of one year. The Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the Contractors to agree to extend for any period/s up to and including thirty six months commencing from the termination date of the original Contract Period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
825 906.00
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 Agreement that will provide a number of suitably qualified individuals to undertake Commercial Appraisals. It is anticipated that the framework will commence on the 28th January 2024 for a duration of one year. The Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the Contractors to agree to extend for any period/s up to and including thirty six months commencing from the termination date of the original Contract Period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 59.5
Quality criterion: AC2 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion: AC3 Daily Rate
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Any period/s up to and including thirty six months 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.1.3) 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:
2023/S 000-031380
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
23/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 10
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
FPM ACCOUNTANTS LTD
Dromalane Mill
NEWRY
BT35 8QS
UK
Telephone: +44 2830261010
E-mail: info@fpmaab.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
BDO
Lindsay House
BELFAST
BT1 5BN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890439009
E-mail: pamela.gillies@bdoni.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
ASM B LTD
Glendinning House
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
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
RBCA Ltd
Linenhall Exchange
BELFAST
BT2 8BG
UK
Telephone: +44 2895320155
E-mail: hello@rbca.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
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.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JETTORA LTD
9 GLEN ROAD
HOLYWOOD
BT18 0HB
UK
Telephone: +44 7779104262
E-mail: james.mccombe@jettora.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
KPMG
The Soloist Building, 1 Lanyon Place
Belfast
BT1 3LP
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
GRANT THORNTON NI LLP
12 to 15 Donegall Square West
Belfast
BT16JH
UK
Telephone: +44 2896871050
E-mail: aidan.gibney@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
ERNST YOUNG LLP
1 More Place
LONDON
SE1 7EU
UK
Telephone: +44 2079512000
E-mail: jkilliner@uk.ey.com
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
CAPAXO LIMITED
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.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 825 906.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and 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 grounds for termination.. of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of... Unsatisfactory Performance. 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 multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices of Unsatisfactory Performance will be.. required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated. a..... standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to. tenderers... That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to. challenge the.. award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/02/2024