Official UK procurement notice
DfE - Consumer Council NI brand management, design and print management services
Authority: Consumer Council NI (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDfE - Consumer Council NI brand management, design and print management services
CPV: Graphic design services · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Services related to printing
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Graphic design, brand development and productionAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Lot #2Digital design and production.AwardedRenewalPublished value£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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 14 Oct 2021, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2022, 12:35 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID3458561- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004522- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ebf8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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... contract is... communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
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
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
18 Nov 2021 → 17 Feb 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until16 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published17 Feb 2022, 12:35 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2022- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2022, 12:35 GMT
- Buyer details updated17 Feb 2022, 12:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Graphic design, brand development and production1 award | |||
| The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The FoundationSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Digital design and production.1 award | |||
| The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The FoundationSME | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Graphic design, brand development and production · The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The FoundationSME
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2022
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Digital design and production. · The Pierce Partnership Limited t/a The FoundationSME
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2022
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Graphic design, brand development and production | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Digital design and production. | 8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute 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. 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE PIERCE PARTNERSHIP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria