Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Strategic Investment Board
1 Cromac Avenue
Belfast
BT7 2JA
UK
Contact person: Tony Harvey
Telephone: +44 2890816412
E-mail: tony.harvey@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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
AMU Planning Advice.
Reference number: 53523
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Asset Management Unit AMU wishes to appoint Service Providers to a framework for Planning Consultancy advice. AMU will oversee the progress of the Service Providers and act as the project director in receiving regular updates on individual assignments. AMU will also act in a co-ordination role in reporting progress to departments.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71210000
71220000
71240000
71250000
71400000
71410000
71420000
73000000
73200000
73220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Asset Management Unit AMU wishes to appoint Service Providers to a framework for Planning Consultancy advice. AMU will oversee the progress of the Service Providers and act as the project director in receiving regular updates on individual assignments. AMU will also act in a co-ordination role in reporting progress to departments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Experience of staff
/ Weighting: Pass/fail
Quality criterion: Experience of staff assigned to performing the contract
/ Weighting: 12
Quality criterion: Proposed methodology
/ Weighting: 34
Quality criterion: Client liaison
/ Weighting: 14
Cost criterion: Deliverable 1 — Planning appraisal report fixed fee
/ Weighting: 16
Cost criterion: Deliverable 2 — 6 – Composite hourly rate
/ Weighting: 24
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
The total Framework value is 200 000. When a requirement is identified the Service Provider at the top of the list will be approached to confirm that they are not aware of any COI. If for any reason, they are unable to provide the service or do not have the capacity, the next Service Provider on the list will be approached until such time as needed to appoint a Provider who can deliver.
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:
2016/S 089-158385
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 0
Contract No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AECOM Infrastructure Environment UK Ltd
6-8 Greencoat Place
London
SW1P 1PL
UK
Telephone: +28 90706546
E-mail: heather.scott@aecom.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:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 0
Contract No: 2
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RPS Ireland Ltd
Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road
Belfast
BT12 6RZ
UK
Telephone: +28 90667914
E-mail: letitia.stewart@rpsgroup.com
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 0
Contract No: 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/09/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 12
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Strategic Planning Services NI Limited
1 Pavilions Office Park
Holywood
BT18 9JQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2890425222
E-mail: info@strategicplanning.uk.com
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The total Framework value is 200 000. When a requirement is identified the Service Provider at the top of the list will be approached to confirm that they are not aware of any COI. If for any reason, they are unable to provide the service or do not have the capacity, the next Service Provider on the list will be approached until such time as needed to appoint a Provider who can deliver.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate will incorporate a standstill period (a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides times for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/10/2016