Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Asessment
29 Clarendon Rd
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
E-mail: patrice.mcpolin@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.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
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
DE — CCEA — Confidential Typesetting, Printing, Packing and Dispatch of Confidential Examination Question Papers and Associated Materials.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79822300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment the Council is seeking to engage competent suppliers for the production of its examination question papers and associated materials for the period 24 October 2017-23 October 2019 with the possibility of two 1 year extensions. The Council has been responsible for providing Northern Ireland GCSE and GCE A/AS and its predecessor examinations since 1970. On average CCEA produces 600 question papers in a variety of subjects, and up to 60 percent of these papers are marked online. During the course of this contract these papers will be produced with the inclusion of variable data barcodes.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79810000
79811000
79820000
79823000
79824000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment the Council is seeking to engage competent suppliers for the production of its examination question papers and associated materials for the period 24 October 2017-23 October 2019 with the possibility of two 1 year extensions. The Council has been responsible for providing Northern Ireland GCSE and GCE A/AS and its predecessor examinations since 1970. On average CCEA produces 600 question papers in a variety of subjects, and up to 60 percent of these papers are marked online. During the course of this contract these papers will be produced with the inclusion of variable data barcodes.
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:
This Contract will be for a duration of two years with the option to extend for up to 24 months.
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:
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Tenderers can tender for either or both lots but must note that they will only be awarded one lot. The Most Economical Advantageous Tender (MEAT) for each lot will be awarded the contract. As detailed in the specification.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79810000
79811000
79820000
79823000
79824000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment the Council is seeking to engage competent suppliers for the production of its examination question papers and associated materials for the period 24 October 2017-23 October 2019 with the possibility of two 1 year extensions. The Council has been responsible for providing Northern Ireland GCSE and GCE A/AS and its predecessor examinations since 1970. On average CCEA produces 600 question papers in a variety of subjects, and up to 60 percent of these papers are marked online. During the course of this contract these papers will be produced with the inclusion of variable data barcodes.
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:
This Contract will be for a duration of two years with the option to extend for up to 24 months.
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:
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Tenderers can tender for either or both lots but must note that they will only be awarded one lot. The Most Economical Advantageous Tender (MEAT) for each lot will be awarded the contract. As detailed in the specification.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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:
21/07/2017
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:
19/10/2017
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/07/2017
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. 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... The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a.. period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
NA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
NA
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
16/06/2017