Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Education Authority NI
40 Academy Street
Belfast
BT1 2QN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construct.info@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 is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DE 2110698 — Appointment of an EOT for Bangor Central Integrated Primary School
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement is to appoint an economic operator team (EOT) to include: project management, provision of architectural, structural, civil, building services design and lead designer services for input and development of the employers brief, develop design proposals to RIBA Plan of Work 2013 stage 4 and to successfully obtain planning approval prior to engaging upon the procurement of a contractor. Thereafter providing design advisory, technical review, monitoring of the contractor and audit services throughout the construction of the works. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) — refer to ITT document 1 of 4.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
630 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71541000
71220000
71324000
71300000
71311000
71312000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is to appoint an economic operator team (EOT) to include: project management, provision of architectural, structural, civil, building services design and lead designer services for input and development of the employers brief, develop design proposals to RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Stage 4 and to successfully obtain planning approval prior to engaging upon the procurement of a contractor. Thereafter providing design advisory, technical review, monitoring of the contractor and audit services throughout the construction of the works. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) — refer to ITT document 1 of 4.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Restricted 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:
2019/S 065-151936
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
28/07/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
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: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McAdam Design Ltd
Unit 1c Castlereagh Business Park
Belfast
BT5 6BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2890402000
E-mail: jkirk@mcadamdesign.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890794144
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:
: 630 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
CPD, in its capacity as a central purchasing body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) to award one, some, all or no lots;
(ii) not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and
(iii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by economic operators or candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk of the economic operator or candidate participating in this procurement process. This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation, etc. will be paid if a contract or framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Finance, Construction Procurement Delivery — Procurement Operations Branch
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered or who risk suffering, loss or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/07/2020