Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 - 21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
E-mail: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.belfastcity.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Visitor Centre and Tour Operator for Belfast City Cemetery
Reference number: T2540
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Belfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre, including operation of walking tours of Belfast’s City Cemetery.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
195 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
Main site or place of performance:
Belfast City Cemetery, 511 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DE.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Belfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre, including operation of walking tours of Belfast’s City Cemetery. The following will be required under the contract:
• Operation and management of an accessible public building
• Provision of specialist adult workshops (Genealogy, Archaeology Stone carving, Biodiversity skills)
• Provision of educational and youth events
• Operation of walking tours of the site & any associated commercial activity
• Marketing and Communications
• Programming events - Although not a requirement of this tender, the successful Bidder will be encouraged to come forward with their own programming ideas
The successful Bidder must have a collective capacity and ability to deliver on all these elements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
195 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Council may require optional/additional services throughout the Contract Period. When required, Optional Services will be called-off and implemented in accordance with the terms and conditions. The charges for such Optional Services will be determined based on the agreement of costs by the Council and any costs will be as per the rates outlined in the tender submission. Accordingly, the Contract shall be subject to modification for “Optional Services” without a new procurement procedure in accordance with Regulation 72(1(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
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 contract value set out in this notice covers budget/payments Belfast City Council is willing to make to Economic Operators to help fund this project/opportunity.
There is additional potential value/revenue through managing/operating the venue with a profit share model which Economic Operators should consider.
The value of this potential revenue has not been included in the contract value.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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 000-029268
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/02/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/02/2025
Local time: 12:05
Place:
via eSourcing NI
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2025