Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
NIC100166
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
UK
E-mail: E.Coyle1@ulster.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ulster.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Consultant Team for the New Teaching and Student Centre (TSC) in Derry/Londonderry
Reference number: 27921
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Integrated Consultant Team for the New Teaching and Student Centre (TSC) in Derry/Londonderry
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 499 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of an Integrated Consultancy Team for the New Teaching and Student Centre (TSC) in Derry/Londonderry.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Quality Criterion
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Price Criterion
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is anticipated that the contract will be for an approximate four year period initially plus an additional three year period to allow for extended aftercare and soft landings, with an option to extend for any period up to and including 12 months.
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
The total contract value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 4 year contract period, the additional 3 year period for aftercare/soft landings and the option to extend for 12 months.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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 000-021217
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 27921
Title: Integrated Consultant Team for the New Teaching and Student Centre (TSC) in Derry/Londonderry
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McAdam Design Limited
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 499 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract start date is 28 January 2025
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Courts of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
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
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The University incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on award of the contract was communicated to all tenderers. The standstill period provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/02/2025