Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Translink
Procurement Department
Belfast
BT2 7LX
UK
E-mail: procurement@translink.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
P-2820 Provision of Market Research and Insight Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Translink is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with up to three suppliers to deliver a range of insight and market research activities to support Translink’s marketing, communications, and commercial operations activity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
79311000
79312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Translink is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement with up to three suppliers to deliver a range of insight and market research activities to support Translink’s marketing, communications, and commercial operations activity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term of the Framework Agreement will run for three years from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2026.
The Framework Agreement may be extended, on agreement of both parties, for further period(s) of 12 months + 12 months.
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 value of the procurement reflects the estimated maximum value for the ensure duration of the framework agreement, inclusive of VAT.
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 with a single operator.
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 000-028013
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
08/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Social Market Research
3 Wellington Park
BELFAST
BT9 6DJ
UK
E-mail: dmcdade@socialmarketresearch.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
Client Analysis Relationship Development CARD GROUP
13 University Street
BELFAST
BT7 1FY
UK
E-mail: albert.hamilton@card-group.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
COGNISENSE LTD
Adelaide House, 1 Falcon Rd
BELFAST
BT12 6SJ
UK
E-mail: ctoner@cognisense-uk.com
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:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2024