Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Monaghan Row
Newry
BT35 8DJ
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@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
Ards and North Down Borough Council
c/o 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@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
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
Digital Growth Programme for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Ards and North Down District Council
Reference number: ID 2067760
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79411100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Digital Growth Programme will be delivered across 2 Council areas Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area and Ards and North Down Borough Council area.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
221 250.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79411000
79410000
80530000
80510000
80000000
80500000
80521000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Digital Growth Programme will be delivered across 2 Council areas Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area and Ards and North Down Borough Council area.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Proposed methodology
/ Weighting: 32
Quality criterion: Proposed team experience
/ Weighting: 16
Quality criterion: Marketing and recruitment
/ Weighting: 11.2
Quality criterion: Contract and account management
/ Weighting: 10.4
Quality criterion: Business continuity
/ Weighting: 10.4
Cost criterion: Total contract price
/ Weighting: 20
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:
Yes
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:
2019/S 146-359712
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ID 2067760 Digital Growth Programme for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and Ards and North Down District Council
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Alchemy Digital Training Ltd
93 Old Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2HL
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:
: 221 250.00
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 special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Re
Belfast
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Re
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD has complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification provided full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/10/2019