Official UK procurement notice
DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Syndicated Consumer Panel Data
Authority: InvestNI·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionInvest NI is seeking a Contractor to provide 10 annual subscription licences to an online Consumer Intelligence Resource for the Food and Drink Industry. The contract will be over 2 Lots
CPV: Database systems · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Market research services · Research services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£360,400 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1GB MarketAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,200
Lot #2Ireland Market RoI and NIAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,200
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 (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 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
- 8 Jul 2021, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 24 May 2022, 11:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID3639573- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014213- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c586Find 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 your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for. termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice. of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public. procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Aug 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
12 Aug 2021 → 24 May 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline12 Aug 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Aug 2021, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until10 Nov 2021, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published24 May 2022, 11:28 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2022- Status changed to complete24 May 2022, 11:28 BST
- Buyer details updated24 May 2022, 11:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · GB Market1 award | |||
| TNS UK LTD | £105,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Ireland Market RoI and NI1 award | |||
| MILLWARD BROWN IRELAND LIMITEDSME | £45,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
GB Market · TNS UK LTD
- Signed
- 19 May 2022
- Value
- £105,000
- Status
- active
Ireland Market (RoI and NI) · MILLWARD BROWN IRELAND LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 19 May 2022
- Value
- £45,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · GB Market | 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Ireland Market RoI and NI | 2bids · 2 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.Review 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- MILLWARD BROWN IRELAND LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TNS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria