Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
InterTradeIreland
Old Gasworks Business Park, Kilmorey Street
Newry
BT34 2DE
UK
Contact person: patrice.gilpinfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: patrice.gilpin@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
DfE — InterTradeIreland Contract for Services to Source an Academic Contract Liaison Manager for
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
IntertradeIreland, as the Lead Partner, wishes to appoint a Contractor/Consortium who will be responsible for sourcing suitable Academic Partner(s) from within Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) Definitions 1Recognised Body – Institutions which have degree awarding powers or Listed Body which is an Institution providing courses which lead to a degree of a recognised body to deliver Strand 4 of the Co-Innovate 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:
1 758 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
IntertradeIreland, as the Lead Partner, wishes to appoint a Contractor / Consortium who will be responsible for sourcing suitable Academic Partner(s) from within Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) Definitions 1Recognised Body – Institutions which have degree awarding powers or Listed Body which is an Institution providing courses which lead to a degree of a recognised body to deliver Strand 4 of the Co-Innovate Programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Qualitative criteria
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Quantitative criteria
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period is for 43 months with the option to extend for up to 3 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
European INTERREG VA Programme
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:
2018/S 061-134963
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract for Services to Source an Academic Contract Liaison Manager (CLM) for INTERREG VA Funded Co-Innovate Programme – Strand 4
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/05/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Helix Innovation Partnerships Ltd
Unit 2 Old Gasworks Business Park
Newry
BT34 2DH
UK
Telephone: +44 30260700
E-mail: p.grant@helixireland.com
Fax: +44 30269542
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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 758 750.00
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal / mediation procedures
N/A
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal / mediation procedures
n/a
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2018