Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 2575776 DAERA — AFBI — Provision of Internal Audit Services
Reference number: ID 2575776
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79212100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI or the Institute) wishes to appoint a contractor to conduct an internal audit service.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
93 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79200000
79212000
79212200
79212300
79210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI or the Institute) wishes to appoint a contractor to conduct an internal audit service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 technical and professional ability — professional qualifications
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: AC2 head of internal audit experience
/ Weighting: 20.4
Quality criterion: AC3 experience of staff assigned to perform the contract
/ Weighting: 19.8
Quality criterion: AC4 proposed methodology
/ Weighting: 13.8
Quality criterion: AC5 proposed contract management
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: AC6 total contract cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Two options to extend of 12 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:
No
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:
2020/S 017-036917
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
25/06/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASM B Ltd
Glendinning House
Belfast
BT1 6DN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890249222
E-mail: michael.williamson@asmbelfast.com
Fax: +44 2890249222
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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 93 600.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). 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 notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.
As above
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
29/06/2020