Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
UK
E-mail: theresa.conway@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
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Hall
Belfast
BT1 5GS
UK
E-mail: theresa.conway@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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Venture for Success Programme for Belfast City Council.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council wishes to appoint a Contractor to undertake the delivery of the new Venture for Success Programme. The aim of this programme is to create new employment opportunities by supporting the development of new high growth businesses enabling them to become more competitive and sustainable.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
422 845.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
80510000
80521000
80530000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council wishes to appoint a Contractor to undertake the delivery of the new Venture for Success Programme. The aim of this programme is to create new employment opportunities by supporting the development of new high growth businesses enabling them to become more competitive and sustainable.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Team Experience
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Programme Manger
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Marketing and Recruitment
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Specialist one to one mentoring
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Workshops Events
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Signposting and ability to work in partnership
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Reporting, evaluation, quality and contract management
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Achievement of outputs
/ Weighting: 6
Quality criterion: Ability to deliver to schedule
/ Weighting: 3
Quality criterion: Risk Management
/ Weighting: 3
Cost criterion: Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract shall be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for 1 period of 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:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Venture for Success Programme for Belfast City Council.
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:
2017/S 151-312971
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/10/2017
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
Core Consulting Business Growth Advisors Ltd
39a Main Street
Bangor
BT20 5AF
UK
E-mail: dave@consultcore.co.uk
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:
: 422 845.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
UK
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2017