Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Special EU Programmes Body
7th Floor Clarence West Building 2 Clarence Street West
BELFAST
BT27GP
UK
E-mail: Justice.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.1) Name and addresses
Special EU Programmes Body
The Clarence West Building
Belfast
BT2 7GP
UK
E-mail: Justice.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 involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: EU Programmes
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SEUPB - Managing Authority - Materials and procedures for monitoring the PEACE PLUS Performance Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SEUPB - seek to establish a contract for completion of the following tasks - Task A: Review each Output and Result Indicator in the PEACE PLUS Performance Framework Task B: Define and develop a guidance note per indicator on what evidence projects need to provide to demonstrate output and result indicator achievement. Task C: Develop and outline the necessary processes for how that evidence will be collected, reported and verified including recommendations for any additional tools where appropriate.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
138 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SEUPB - seek to establish a contract for completion of the following tasks - Task A: Review each Output and Result Indicator in the PEACE PLUS Performance Framework Task B: Define and develop a guidance note per indicator on what evidence projects need to provide to demonstrate output and result indicator achievement. Task C: Develop and outline the necessary processes for how that evidence will be collected, reported and verified including recommendations for any additional tools where appropriate.
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:
138 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract may potentially be subject to renewal at contract expiry
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:
: Parties may agree in writing to extend the contract for two further periods of up to and including 6 months each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
As a North-South Implementation Body the SEUPB is sponsored by the Department of Finance in. Northern Ireland and the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform in Ireland. SEUPB has a statutory role in the management of EU. funding programmes in the region
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/02/2022
Local time: 15:00
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
Tender must be valid until:
16/05/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/02/2022
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
he 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
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/01/2022