Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Museums Northern Ireland
153 Bangor Rd
BELFAST
BT18 0QE
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 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
ID 4763537 DfC- NMNI - Invertebrate Common Standards Monitoring of Areas of Special Scientific Interest
Reference number: 4763537
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90700000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The National Museums NI (NMNI) is seeking to establish a contract on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to provide entomological expertise to survey and report on invertebrate features across Northern Ireland’s Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) network. The contract is expected to commence in January 2024 (with field survey work expected to commence in April 2024) and will run for an initial period of six years. There are two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each to allow for contingency.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90710000
90711000
90711200
90711300
90711400
90711500
90712400
90713000
90714000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Museums NI (NMNI) is seeking to establish a contract on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to provide entomological expertise to survey and report on invertebrate features across Northern Ireland’s Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) network. The contract is expected to commence in January 2024 (with field survey work expected to commence in April 2024) and will run for an initial period of six years. There are two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each to allow for contingency.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: MR1 Compliance with Specification
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: AC1 Proposed Key Personnel Experience
/ Weighting: 29.4
Quality criterion: AC2 Proposed Methodology
/ Weighting: 19.6
Quality criterion: AC3 Proposed Contract and Risk Management
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: AC4 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion: AC5 Total Price
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There are two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each.
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
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:
2023/S 000-018711
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ALLEN MELLON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD
21A Windsor Avenue
BELFAST
BT9 6EE
UK
Telephone: +44 2890663153
E-mail: clive@allenmellon.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:
: 600 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering...... on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach...... satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to...... reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this...... occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be grounds for termination..... of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of...... Unsatisfactory Performance. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services Contracts will be maintained and published...... on the CPD website. Any Contractor in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices of Unsatisfactory Performance will be...... required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result.. in.... the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement....
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 PCR 2015 as amended
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a..... standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers... That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the.. award decision before the contract was entered into..
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/10/2023