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Published 31 Mar 2023, 15:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£576,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 May 2023awarded 30 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to award a framework agreement for a suitably qualified and experienced supplier for the provision of Market Entry Process and Test Coordinator. The services provided to NIE Networks must be of a high quality standard, and regular reviews with the appointed supplier shall be established to monitor and review quality of work throughout the contract period

CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Project management consultancy services · System quality assurance assessment and review services · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£576,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Framework Agreement will be established for a period of 5 years with the option (entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks) to extend by 3 further 12-month periods (8 years in total)Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Commercial: 70
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified with the reference project CA246 (2023) Provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator.

Shortlisting
As specified within the PQQ and/or tender documents available from the address specified with the reference project CA246 (2023) Provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Mar 2023, 15:50 BST
Last source update
23 Feb 2024, 09:18 GMT
Authority reference
CA246 (2023)
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005895
Classification (CPV)
Business analysis consultancy servicesProject management consultancy servicesSystem quality assurance assessment and review servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b7df Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2023 → 23 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    30 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    23 Feb 2024, 09:18 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2024, 09:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jan 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Provision of Market Entry Process and Test Co-ordinator

    Signed
    30 Jan 2024
    Value
    £809,600
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyElectricity 120 Malone Road,, Belfast,, Northern Ireland, BT9 5HTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandMediation body Belfast
  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body BelfastContact phone
  • NIE Networks LtdReview body BelfastContact phone
  • Northern Ireland Electricity Networks LimitedReview body Belfast

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria