Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Monaghan Road
Newry
BT35 8DJ
UK
E-mail: theresa.conway@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
Newry Mourne and Down District Council
District Council Offices O'Hagan House Monaghan Row
Newry
BT35 8DJ
UK
E-mail: theresa.conway@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
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 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
Business Growth Programme for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79411100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of this programme is to support the growth of small and micro businesses, providing them with the knowledge and skill to expand, become more competitive and ultimately create new employment opportunities within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council region. This will be achieved by providing accessible and needs driven business support that will open up new market opportunities, and advance the economic performance of the District.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
452 775.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80521000
80510000
80500000
80000000
80530000
79410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this programme is to support the growth of small and micro businesses, providing them with the knowledge and skill to expand, become more competitive and ultimately create new employment opportunities within the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council region. This will be achieved by providing accessible and needs driven business support that will open up new market opportunities, and advance the economic performance of the District.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the Contractor to agree to extend for any period up to 31.12.2022.
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 Client may at any time before the completion of the Contract Period invite the Contractor to agree to extend for any period up to 31.12.2022.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
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:
20/08/2018
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:
18/11/2018
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/08/2018
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be 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 regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal / mediation procedures
UK
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. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/07/2018