Official UK procurement notice
DfC - Strategic Partner Framework for Department for Communities and its participating Arm’s Length Bodies
Authority: Department for Communities (Central government)·Consortium: 13 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Communities (DfC) and participating Arm’s length bodies have a requirement to set up a single supplier Strategic Partner Framework Agreement to support and enable them to meet the strategic goals and objectives outlined in the Departments Five Year Strategy and deliver associated Work Packages. This Framework Agreement will allow the Participating bodies listed in the Specification Schedule to establish a Call-off Contract with the successful Contractor to provide professional services when required. Further details are provided within the Specification Schedule. The Framework Agreement will be for an initial two years with the option to extend for two further periods of 12 months each. This Framework will operate on a call-off contract basis and there is no commitment to the usage, volume or value of services required under this Framework.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Business intelligence software development services · Commercial property management services · Compulsory social security services · Computer audit and testing services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services · Financial management consultancy services · +18 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- AC1 Proposed Team Experience: 21.84%
- AC2 Proposed Methodology: 21.84%
- AC3 Contract Management: 10.92%
- AC5 Price: 35%
- AC4 Buy Social: 10.4%
Published award criteria (5)
- AC1 Proposed Team Experience: 21.84
- AC2 Proposed Methodology: 21.84
- AC3 Contract Management: 10.92
- AC4 Buy Social: 10.4
- AC5 Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “DfC - Strategic Partner Framework for Department for Communities and…” 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 · 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
- 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
- 28 Apr 2022, 16:51 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2022, 15:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3722612- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019571- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033196Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
- Performance terms
The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification and conditions of contract.
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of framework is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Framework will be managed as per the specification. and regularly monitored. 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 grounds for termination of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. 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 multiple Notice of Written Warning or 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
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 May 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 30 May 2022, 15:30 BST
Timeline
30 May 2022 → 28 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 May 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened30 May 2022, 15:30 BST
- Notice published18 Jul 2022, 15:33 BST
- Bids must remain valid until28 Aug 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Jul 2022, 15:33 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2022
- Value
- £10,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
12 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Armagh ObservatoryContracting authority
- Armagh PlanetariumContracting authority
- Arts Council of Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Charity Commission for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Department for Communities NIContracting authority
- Libraries NIContracting authority
- Local Government Staff CommissionContracting authority
- National Museums Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Museums CouncilContracting authority
- The Commissioner for Older People for NIContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Mediation bodyReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Deloitte - Main Account MCS/LLPFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria