Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
InvestNI
Bedford House, Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7ES
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 - Invest NI - Provision of Syndicated Consumer Panel Data
Reference number: ID3639573
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Invest NI is seeking a Contractor to provide 10 annual subscription licences to an online Consumer Intelligence Resource for the Food and Drink Industry. The contract will be over 2 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:
150 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
GB Market
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48610000
73110000
79310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI is seeking a Contractor to provide 10 annual subscription licences to an online Consumer Intelligence Resource for the Food and Drink Industry. The contract will be over 2 Lots
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract awarded for the initial 1 year period with options to extend for a further 2 periods of 1year each based on budget approval
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 competition progressed to a negotiated procedure and agreement with client and supplier to provide the service for the initial 1year due to client budget approval for the 1year. Potential extensions for years 2 and 3 on condition of budget approval
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Ireland Market RoI and NI
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48610000
73110000
79310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Invest NI is seeking a Contractor to provide 10 annual subscription licences to an online Consumer Intelligence Resource for the Food and Drink Industry. The contract will be over 2 Lots
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Contract awarded for the initial 1 year period with options to extend for a further 2 periods of 1year each based on budget approval
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 competition progressed to a negotiated procedure and agreement with client and supplier to provide the service for the initial 1year due to client budget approval for the 1year. Potential extensions for years 2 and 3 on condition of budget approval
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:
2021/S 000-015892
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
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: GB Market
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TNS UK LTD
6 MORE LONDON PLACE
LONDON
SE1 2QY
UK
Telephone: +44 02076565000
E-mail: alice.fearn@tns-bmrb.co.uk
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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 105 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Ireland Market (RoI and NI)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MILLWARD BROWN IRELAND LIMITED
5/6 ELY PLACE
DUBLIN 2
D02E896
IE
Telephone: +44 012974500
E-mail: ailis.hickey@kantar.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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 45 000.00
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 your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for. termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice. of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public. procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
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
24/05/2022