Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
BELFAST
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 5147882 DfE - Invest NI - Foreign Direct Investment Market Intelligence Tool and Foreign Direct Investment Location Benchmarking Tool
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Within Invest NI, the International Investment Division has specific responsibility for attracting and negotiating new Foreign Direct Investment for Northern Ireland. Through its network of overseas offices and contacts, Invest NI promotes the benefits of setting up in Northern Ireland. In order to ensure they have they most accurate information, the International Investment Division require access to two databases, which are being procured as part of this contract. This contract has been divided into two Lots. Lot 1, the provision of a FDI Market Intelligence Tool and Lot 2, provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool. One Contractor will be awarded each lot however, there are no restrictions on the number of Lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for one, or both Lots as they wish. Please see ID 5029043 Specification for further information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Provision of A FDI Market Intelligence Tool
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48220000
48610000
48600000
72000000
72260000
72316000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Within Invest NI, the International Investment Division has specific responsibility for attracting and negotiating new Foreign Direct Investment for Northern Ireland. Through its network of overseas offices and contacts, Invest NI promotes the benefits of setting up in Northern Ireland. In order to ensure they have they most accurate information, the International Investment Division require access to two databases, which are being procured as part of this contract. This contract has been divided into two Lots. Lot 1, the provision of a FDI Market Intelligence Tool and Lot 2, provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool. One Contractor will be awarded each lot however, there are no restrictions on the number of Lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for one, or both Lots as they wish. Please see ID 5029043 Specification for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Accessibility and Range of Data
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: AC2 Contingency, Escalation and Training
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: AC3 Social Value
/ Weighting: 12
Cost criterion: AC4 Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 70
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
No compliant tenders were submitted for this contract.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48220000
48610000
48600000
72000000
72260000
72316000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Within Invest NI, the International Investment Division has specific responsibility for attracting and negotiating new Foreign Direct Investment for Northern Ireland. Through its network of overseas offices and contacts, Invest NI promotes the benefits of setting up in Northern Ireland. In order to ensure they have they most accurate information, the International Investment Division require access to two databases, which are being procured as part of this contract. This contract has been divided into two Lots. Lot 1, the provision of a FDI Market Intelligence Tool and Lot 2, provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool. One Contractor will be awarded each lot however, there are no restrictions on the number of Lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for one, or both Lots as they wish. Please see ID 5029043 Specification for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Methods and Sources of Data Collection
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: AC2 Contingency, Escalation and Training
/ Weighting: 9
Quality criterion: AC3 Social Value
/ Weighting: 12
Cost criterion: AC4 Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 70
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
No compliant tenders were submitted for this 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-036287
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
No compliant tender submissions were received for this procurement..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
No contract was awarded.
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2024