Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
InterTradeIreland
Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Newry
BT342DE
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDadmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://intertradeireland.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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
DfE IntertradeIreland - Phase 9 - InterTradeIreland Go-2-Tender Programme
Reference number: ID 5511485
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
InterTradeIreland wishes to procure the services of a Contractor to design, deliver and manage Phase 9 of the Go-2-Tender Training Programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
267 801.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
79410000
79420000
79411000
79900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
ukn
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
InterTradeIreland wishes to procure the services of a Contractor to design, deliver and manage Phase 9 of the Go-2-Tender Training Programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative Criteria
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Quantitative Criteria
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract is for 3 years with an option for a further 12 months extension
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
This contract is for 3 years with an option for a further 12 months extension
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:
2024/S 000-036990
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
03/02/2025
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: 1
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
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD
39a Main Street
Bangor
BT20 5AF
UK
E-mail: dave@consultcore.co.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:
: 267 801.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender. documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it. is paying for. If a Supplier ails 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and. the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier 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 three years from the date of issue.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.
uk
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025