Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Procurement and Logistics Service
  Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road
  Armagh
  BT61 7PR
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsarmagh.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
 
I.1) Name and addresses
  DOH - Strategic Planning and Performance Group
  12-22 Linenhall Street
  Belfast
  BT2 8BS
  UK
  
            E-mail: palsarmagh.sourcing@hscni.net
  
            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 involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers
            Reference number: 4788814
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  80000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				231 000.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    80000000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKN
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Training Supplementary for Childminders, Early Years Practitioners and Managers
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Quality
                    / Weighting: 70
    
                    Cost criterion: Price
                    / Weighting: 30
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              Yes
            
    Description of options:
    Following the initial Contract Period there is potential to extend for up to and including 24 months, and additional18 months emergency extension is available
    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 estimated value stated in II.1.7 is for 2 years with provision to extend for up to and including 24 months plus an additional 18 months emergency extension is available.
   
 
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:
  2024/S 000-033792
 
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
27/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 9
                Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 7
                Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        Yes
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  Belfast Metropolitan College
  7 Queens Road
  BELFAST
  BT3 9DT
  UK
  
            E-mail: businessdevelopment@belfastmet.ac.uk
  
            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
  SOUTH EASTERN REGIONAL COLLEGE
  VICTORIA AVENUE
  NEWTOWNARDS
  BT23 7EH
  UK
  
            E-mail: sbrowne@serc.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
  ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY
  4 Annadale Avenue
  Belfast
  BT7 3JH
  UK
  
            E-mail: mencapni@mencap.org.uk
  
            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
  EARLY YEARS - THE ORGANISATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
  6C Wildflower Way
  BELFAST
  BT12 6TA
  UK
  
            E-mail: allyb@early-years.org
  
            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
  PLAYBOARD NORTHERN IRELAND
  7 Crescent Gardens
  BELFAST
  BT7 1NS
  UK
  
            E-mail: alan.herron@playboard.co.uk
  
            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
  D.F.P.F. LTD
  LAMONT BUILDINGS
  BELFAST
  BT9 5FL
  UK
  
            E-mail: b.daly@people-1st.o.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
  PARENTING FOCUS LIMITED
  First Floor, Unit 3, Hawthorn Office Park, 39a Stockman's Way, Belfast
  BELFAST
  BT9 7ET
  UK
  
            E-mail: sharon@parentingfocus.org
  
            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: 
					: 231 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
    Belfast
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/01/2025