Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
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 1899023 — DOF – Framework Agreement for the Provision of External Advisers for the Independent Assurance Review Programme for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Reference number: ID 1899023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79420000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DOF – Framework Agreement for the provision of external advisers for the independent assurance review programme for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79421000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DOF – Framework Agreement for the provision of external advisers for the independent assurance review programme for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 — Framework management and reporting
/ Weighting: 50
Quality criterion: AC2 — Delivery of individual assignments
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: See 11.2.14
/ Weighting: 0
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
Daily maximum rate of 990,00 GBP to include travel and subsistence, stipulated by the Authority will be held for the initial contract period and will be used in any mini-competitions.
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:
2019/S 064-149430
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ID 1899023 — DoF — Framework Agreement for Provision of External Advisers for the Independent Assurance Review Programme for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/06/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gardiner Theobald L L P
10 South Crescent
London
WC1E 7BD
UK
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
QUO Imus Ltd
Southbank House
LONDON
SE1 7SJ
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
Ridgeway Consulting
Swan Street
Tenterden
TN30 7PL
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
Valuta Ltd
Cotton Of Balnamoon
Brechin
DD9 7RJ
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
Actica Consulting Ltd
4 Stirling House
Guildford
GU2 7RF
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
Axolve Ltd
The Dutch Barn, West Cranmore
Shepton Mallet
BA4 4QS
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
Concerto Partners LLP
116 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1PP
UK
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:
: 4 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All Contractors awarded Lot 1 Northern Ireland, Lot 2 Scotland and Lot 3 Wales with the exception of Gardiner and Theobald LLP who were awarded Lot 1 Northern Ireland and Lot 3 Wales.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
N/A
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/06/2019