Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Invest Northern Ireland
Bedford Square
Belfast
BT2 7ES
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 1999329 DfE Invest NI – Specialist Advice to Inform Invest NI and its Customers on how Best to Address the Challenges and Maximise the Opportunities of UK exit from the EU Lot 5 and Lot 6
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79414000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DfE Invest NI – Specialist Advice to inform Invest NI and its customers on how best to address the challenges and maximise the opportunities of UK exit from the EU Lot 5 and Lot 6. This procurement exercise is a re-tender for Lots 5 and 6 previously advertised in August 2018 (ID1646232). This Brexit advisory service is aimed at helping Northern Ireland companies to create a strong action plan with the objective of identifying the opportunities and mitigating the risks that Brexit may pose. The initiative is intended to help companies strengthen their capabilities in a number of key business areas, including:
Lot 5: Transport and Logistics; and
Lot 6: Human Resources.
The client wishes to appoint a maximum of 3 contractors to each of the specific lots.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 5: Transport and Logistics
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
79411000
79410000
79400000
79000000
63524000
63521000
90711200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE Invest NI – Specialist Advice to inform Invest NI and its Customers on how best to address the challenges and maximise the opportunities of UK exit from the EU Lot 5 and Lot 6. This procurement exercise is a re-tender for Lots 5 and 6 previously advertised in August 2018 (ID1646232). This Brexit advisory service is aimed at helping Northern Ireland companies to create a strong action plan with the objective of identifying the opportunities and mitigating the risks that Brexit may pose. The initiative is intended to help companies strengthen their capabilities in a number of key business areas, including:
Lot 5: Transport and Logistics; and
Lot 6: Human Resources.
The client wishes to appoint a maximum of 3 contractors to each of the specific lots.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Personnel experience
/ Weighting: 54
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: Daily rate
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework will run for a period of 24 months with an option to extend for one further period of up to 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
For Lot 5, the estimated budget range is 100 000 GBP to 350 000 GBP, exclusive of VAT. The upper maximum budget range reflects the potential for the framework to run for a 3-year period.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 6: Human Resources
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79900000
79411000
79410000
79400000
79000000
63524000
63521000
90711200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DfE Invest NI – Specialist Advice to inform Invest NI and its customers on how best to address the challenges and maximise the opportunities of UK exit from the EU Lot 5 and Lot 6. This procurement exercise is a re-tender for Lots 5 and 6 previously advertised in August 2018 (ID1646232). This Brexit advisory service is aimed at helping Northern Ireland companies to create a strong action plan with the objective of identifying the opportunities and mitigating the risks that Brexit may pose. The initiative is intended to help companies strengthen their capabilities in a number of key business areas, including:
Lot 5: Transport and Logistics; and
Lot 6: Human Resources.
The client wishes to appoint a maximum of 3 contractors to each of the specific lots.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Personnel experience
/ Weighting: 54
Quality criterion: Contract management
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: Daily rate
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework will run for a period of 24 months with an option to extend for one further period of up to 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
For Lot 6, the estimated budget range is 100 000 GBP to 350 000 GBP, exclusive of VAT. The upper maximum budget range reflects the potential for the framework to run for a 3-year period.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2019/S 037-083537
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Lot 5 Transport and Logistics
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Freight Transport Association Ltd
Hermes House
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9UZ
UK
Telephone: +44 1892526171
E-mail: jcurrie@fta.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Logistics Consultants
Springfield, Commons Road Dromiskin
Dundalk
A91 H6T2
IE
Telephone: +353 868385278
E-mail: ronan@thelogisticsconsultants.com
NUTS: IE
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:
: 350 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Lot 6: Human Resources
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/05/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG
17-25 College Square East
Belfast
BT1 6DH
UK
Telephone: +44 2890243377
E-mail: ie-fm-belfasttenders@kpmg.ie
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
A L Goodbody
Lesley Tower
Belfast
BT1 5EF
UK
Telephone: +44 2890314466
E-mail: srlynch@algoodbody.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 350 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). 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 notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Re
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/05/2019