Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
Colby House, Stranmillis Court
Belfast
BT9 5RR
UK
Contact person: ICT.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: ict.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.1) Name and addresses
NA
NA
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: ICT.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 involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
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
CFT 735659 — DoF — NISRA — Central Survey Unit — Payroll Service for Interviewers.
Reference number: CFT 735659
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79631000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NISRA wish to appoint an experienced service provider for the operation and maintenance of a weekly payroll system for Central Survey Unit's interviewing staff. The contract is expected to run from mid September 2017 to the end of September 2019, with the option to extend the contract for 3 further periods of 12 months each.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
72000000
79211110
79000000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NISRA wish to appoint an experienced service provider for the operation and maintenance of a weekly payroll system for Central Survey Unit's interviewing staff. The contract is expected to run from mid September 2017 to the end of September 2019, with the option to extend the contract for 3 further periods of 12 months each.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Support
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Pricing schedule
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/06/2017
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
25/09/2017
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/06/2017
Local time: 15:30
Place:
Central Procurement Directorate, 303 Airport Road West, BT3 9ED.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Only CPD Procurement Staff with access to the project on eTendersNI.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/05/2017