Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Audit Office
106 University Street
Belfast
BT7 1EU
UK
Contact person: The Procurement Manager
E-mail: procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Design, Formatting and Origination, Printing, Publishing and Distribution Services for the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO).
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79824000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NIAO wishes to establish a contract for the provision of ‘Design, Formatting and Origination, Printing, Publishing and Distribution Services’ for the wide range of communication methods used by NIAO.
2.3
Examples of recent NIAO publications can be viewed on the website, www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
A sample of reports/other documents is available for collection or posting from the Northern Ireland Audit Office, 106 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1EU, please contact the NIAO's Procurement Manager at procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NIAO wishes to establish a contract for the provision of ‘Design, Formatting & Origination, Printing, Publishing and Distribution Services’ for the wide range of communication methods used by NIAO.
2.3
Examples of recent NIAO publications can be viewed on the website, www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
A sample of reports/other documents is available for collection or posting from the Northern Ireland Audit Office, 106 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1EU, please contact the NIAO's Procurement Manager at procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
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:
150 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be for 2 years with the possibility of 3 annual extensions.
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Tenderers must confirm that they hold or are prepared to purchase a relevant imagery license for a provider such as istockphoto for the duration of the contract.
Tenderers must confirm that they will comply with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 and must agree to apply the NIAO house style (see table 3 above) to all reports.
Tenderers must confirm that they hold the following, (Certificates should be provided):
— ISO 9001:2000 — Quality Management Systems
— ISO 27001:2005 — Information Technology Security Requirements.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Tenderers must confirm that they hold or are prepared to purchase a relevant imagery license for a provider such as istockphoto for the duration of the contract.
Tenderers must confirm that they will comply with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 and must agree to apply the NIAO house style (see table 3 above) to all reports.
Tenderers must confirm that they hold the following, (Certificates should be provided):
— ISO 9001:2000 — Quality Management Systems
— ISO 27001:2005 — Information Technology Security Requirements.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/11/2017
Local time: 13:00
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
Duration in months: 24 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/11/2017
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Northern Ireland Audit Office, 106 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1EU.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Audit Office
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Northern Ireland Audit Office [this authority] will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide the information required by Regulation 86 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) [the Regulations] regarding the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Regulations provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of breach.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2017