Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
CPD — Supplies and Services Division
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
Contact person: paula.lavertyfinance-ni.gov.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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Department for the Economy — Tourism Northern Ireland — Coach Services Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of familiarisation trips throughout each year.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
220 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60170000
60172000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
TNI has a requirement for the provision of private coach hire services to facilitate a number of familiarisation trips throughout each year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: AC1 servicing and managing the contract
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: AC2 contingency arrangements/disaster recovery plan
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: AC3 environmental considerations
/ Weighting: 2
Cost criterion: AC4 Price
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
220 000.00
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:
Two options to extend for 1 year each.
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
Please note the contracting authority is the Department for the Economy, Tourism NI.
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:
Please see tender documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please see tender documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Please see tender documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please see tender documents.
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
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:
07/10/2020
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:
05/01/2021
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/10/2020
Local time: 15:30
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.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK has no such body
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK has no such body
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 (i.e. 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 time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2020