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Published 17 Jun 2021, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE

Official notice

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)

8 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 8 lots to bid
Published estimate£4,806,930total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2021awarded 7 Jun 2022
Awarded to NORTH ANTRIM COMMUNITY NETWORK LIMITED +4 more7 awards

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE

  • Recurrence: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods Every 5 years

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Financial management consultancy services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Other community, social and personal services

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value (£4,806,930 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 8 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Antrim / Newtownabbey Borough Council; and Mid / East Antrim Borough CouncilRenewal UK, Northern IrelandPublished value£329,900

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2Derry City and Strabane District CouncilRenewal UK, Northern IrelandPublished value£539,420

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #3Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council; and Ards and North Down Borough CouncilRenewal UK, Northern IrelandPublished value£329,900

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #4Fermanagh and Omagh District CouncilRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£704,370

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: This Contract is for 3 years duration commenced Oct 2021 initial period with 2 optional extensions of 12 months each subject to budget approval. Lot 4 remains not awarded and will be retendered in coming weeks.

Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #5Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£704,370

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #6Causeway Coast and Glens Borough CouncilRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£494,850

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #7Mid Ulster District CouncilRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£834,800

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: allowed
Lot #8Newry, Mourne and Down District CouncilRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£869,320

DAERA - CSRA - PROVISION OF A RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICE. Additional information: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Extensions: The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periodsVariant bids: 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
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.

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

Yes · The Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of three years, and subject to budget approval two further 12 month periods

Every 5 years

First published
17 Jun 2021, 14:04 BST
Last source update
23 Jun 2022, 15:56 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID3278591
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017225
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityFinancial management consultancy servicesMiscellaneous business and business-related servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bd31 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the. specification and regularly monitored (see.. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract. Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 regarded as an act of grave. professional... misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this. Contract may be terminated. 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. a.. Notice 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 Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy.. . Note - Discontinuance of Lot 4, following a legal challenge the intent to award lot 4 was discontinued.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jul 2021, 15:30 BST

Timeline

21 Jul 2021 → 23 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Jul 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Oct 2021, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    23 Jun 2022, 15:56 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jun 2022, 15:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 8
Awarded value £4,102,5607 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 567 from SMEs
Contracts signed 7latest 7 Jun 2022

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Antrim / Newtownabbey Borough Council; and Mid / East Antrim Borough Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Derry City and Strabane District Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council; and Ards and North Down Borough Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
5 · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
6 · Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
7 · Mid Ulster District Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
8 · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Ballykelly, Limavady, UK, BT49 9HPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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 amendedMediation body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body Belfast
  • 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

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria