Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Executive Office
Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate
Belfast
BT4 3TA
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.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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TEO — CIT — Expanding Restorative Practice in Non Justice Settings in the Eight CIT Areas
Reference number: ID 2649547
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Executive Office (TEO) (hereafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) is seeking to appoint a contractor to design and deliver a programme of activities that will increase the use of restorative practice in the eight CIT Areas of focus.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 417 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Executive Office (TEO) (hereafter referred to as the Contracting Authority) is seeking to appoint a contractor to design and deliver a programme of activities that will increase the use of restorative practice in the eight CIT Areas of focus.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Understanding of the community context
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: Key personnel experience
/ Weighting: 24
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Performance management
/ Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 25
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
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The Contracting Authority have an urgent need to procure these services to ensure the delivery of expanding restorative practice in non justice settings commences as soon as possible which will in turn ensure that the executive action plan on tackling paramilitary activity, criminality and organised crime is delivered on schedule.
Using the accelerated procedure will ensure that the services are procured and secured in a timely manner.
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 030-071109
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
09/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Community Restorative Justice Ireland
105 Andersonstown Road
Belfast
BT11 9BS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 417 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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. 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 12 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
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/03/2020