Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Communities
Belfast
UK
E-mail: amanda.milligan@communities-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/
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
Archaeological Services — Post Excavation Reports.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71351914
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To document 32 post excavation reports and findings. These investigations were commissioned by the department under a contract which was terminated early due to a lack of funding. This contract was subject to an OJEU notice and the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF), Queen's University Belfast (QUB) were awarded the contract. CAF will now be tasked to finish this work for which they have legal obligation and skills to complete in the appropriate report format. This work will be carried out on a call-off basis for a number of reports as funding becomes available.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
360 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To document 32 post excavation reports and findings. These investigations were commissioned by the department under a contract which was terminated early due to a lack of funding. This contract was subject to an OJEU notice and the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF), Queen's University Belfast (QUB) were awarded the contract. CAF will now be tasked to finish this work for which they have legal obligation and skills to complete in the appropriate report format. This work will be carried out on a call-off basis for a number of reports as funding becomes available.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
This contract was subject to an OJEU notice and the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork (CAF), Queen's University Belfast (QUB) were awarded the contract. CAF will now be tasked to finish this work for which they have legal obligation and skills to complete in the appropriate report format.
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:
2013/S 063-105800
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12/09/2017
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
Queens University Belfast
Belfast
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 360 000.00
EUR
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
N/A
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2017