Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
UK
Contact person: James McErlean
E-mail: james.mcerlean@nihe.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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
T1665 - Tender for the Provision of the Continuous Tenant Omnibus Survey
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A suitably experienced Contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for the Continuous Tenant Omnibus Survey (CTOS), for an initial Contract period of January 2024 to December 2024. The fieldwork for the CTOS involves 2,600 interviews annually.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
325 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A suitably experienced Contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for the Continuous Tenant Omnibus Survey (CTOS), for an initial Contract period of January 2024 to December 2024. The fieldwork for the CTOS involves 2,600 interviews annually.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
325 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Housing Executive has the ability to extend the contract for a further 2 x 12 month periods (or part thereof), subject to satisfactory completion of the work (possible contract period of 3 years). It should be noted, however, that the Housing Executive retains the right not to extend the contract in any one year.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Due to the nature of the required Service, it is neither practical nor desirable to divide the proposed contract into lots.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please see the Tender Documentation for details.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/12/2023
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
13/04/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/12/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
The Housing Executive has the option to extend this contract up to a maximum of a 3 year period, entirely at the discretion of the Housing Executive. This requirement maybe subject to re-tender depending on the Housing Executive's requirements.
VI.3) Additional information
How to Express Interest in this Invitation to Tender: Register your company on the e-tendersni website (this is only required once) and click on ‘View current opportunities’ to locate this invitation to tender. The Housing Executive reserves the right to abandon the competition at any time. Please refer to the Tender Documentation for further details. There is no guarantee that any agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting agreement is withdrawn and / or the procurement process stopped for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Rpyal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Housing Executive may incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period before awarding a contract in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/11/2023