Belfast Stories Project Management & Design Assurance Team

It is anticipated that the 5 Economic Operators that satisfy the completeness and compliance checks;

the criteria for the rejection of Economic Operators; the information as to economic and financial

standing; and who achieve the highest scores in the technical or professional ability evaluation

process, shall be short-listed and invited to submit tenders.

Where there is a tie for 5th place, then all Economic Operators in 5th place shall be invited to tender.

For the purposes of this exercise, a tie for 5th place is deemed to occur where two or more Economic

Operators have identical scores or a score within 1 mark (out of a score of 100) of the 5th place score.

In the event that the Procurement is unavoidably delayed, but not cancelled, the PQQP Submission will

be assessed at the time of receipt and the Economic Operators will be notified of the outcome.

The short-list of Economic Operators for Invitation to Tender will remain valid for a period of up to 12

months from the PQQP Receipt Deadline. In certain circumstances, this period of validity may be

extended.

When the Procurement is re-commenced, the Contracting Authority may seek confirmation that the

shortlisted Economic Operators still meet the required minimum standards for the Procurement.

Policy Procurement Note 04/21 sets out the basis for the award of contracts. It can be accessed at the following link: www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/ppn-042… ↗

This Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)

assessed from the point of view of the Contracting Authority. The MEAT will be identified on the basis

of the best price/quality ratio.