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Published 10 May 2024, 11:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5209858 DAERA - Air and Environmental Quality - NI Air Website, Archive, App, and Professional Air Quality Services

Official notice

Authority: Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£417,410exc. VAT1.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Jun 2024awarded 5 Aug 2024
Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DAERA Air and Environmental Quality (AEQ) invites tender submissions for the provision of The Northern Ireland Air Website, Archive, App and Professional Air Quality guidance. All parts, functions and expanse of data (current/archive) of the existing website must be retained and maintained throughout the duration of the contract. The Client welcomes submissions from consortia, providing the Lead Supplier is identified and the consortium can clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the capacity requirements of this contract in full. Please see ID 5209858 Specification for further information.

CPV: Air quality management · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Research and development consultancy services · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£417,410
Extensions: Following the initial contract period. There will be an additional extension period of up to three years.Variant 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: 59.5%Price: 30%Social value: 10.5%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • AC1 Website Support Maintenance Implementation: 24.5%
  • AC2 Air Quality Expertise - Key Personnel Experience: 24.5%
  • AC3 Contract Management: 10.5%
  • AC5 Total Contract Price: 30%
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
  • AC1 Website Support Maintenance Implementation: 24.5
  • AC2 Air Quality Expertise - Key Personnel Experience: 24.5
  • AC3 Contract Management: 10.5
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5
  • AC5 Total Contract Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 May 2024, 11:58 BST
Last source update
7 Aug 2024, 13:32 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Jun 2024 – …
Authority reference
ID 5209858
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024863
Classification (CPV)
Air quality managementIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportResearch and development consultancy servicesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045897 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on the Contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender. documentation. 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
14 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Jun 2024 → 12 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Aug 2024, 13:32 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Aug 2024, 13:32 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    7 Aug 2024, 13:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £424,9351 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Aug 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ricardo AEA LtdContract£424,935 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural AffairsContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RICARDO-AEA LTDAwarded supplier The Gemini Building Fermi Avenue, DIDCOT, UK, OX11 0QRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.