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Published 9 Dec 2021, 16:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfE Invest NI - Provision of Trade Advisory Services in GB and RoI

Official notice

Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

9 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 9 lots to bid
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Administration, defence and social security services (75)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published estimate£2,900,000total for 9 lots
Submissions closed 17 Jan 2022awarded 26 May 2022
Awarded to NORTHERN IRELAND SPACE OFFICE +8 more8 awards

What is being bought9 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

DfE Invest NI - Provision of Trade Advisory Services in GB and RoI

CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Executive services · Financial markets administration services · General public services

Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure

9 lots · all with a published value (£2,900,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 9 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1AerospaceCancelledRenewalPublished value£180,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #2SpaceAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #3ConstructionAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #4Consumer GoodsAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #5EngineeringAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #6Food and DrinkAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #7Healthcare and Life SciencesAwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #8Professional ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Lot #9Technology and CreativeAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four 2+2+1 contract. The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement. · It is proposed that the TAS GB RoI service will run for a total contract period of five years with breaks/extensions at the end of years two and four (2+2+1 contract.) The one year extension will provide opportunities to not proceed and enable alignment with global TAS procurement.Variant bids: not allowed
66150000 Financial markets administration services75110000 General public services75111100 Executive services79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

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 · same split on all 9 lots
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 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
9 Dec 2021, 16:45 GMT
Last source update
31 May 2022, 12:27 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID3799728
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015196
Classification (CPV)
Administration, defence and social security servicesBusiness and management consultancy and related servicesExecutive servicesFinancial markets administration servicesGeneral public services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ff7a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the notice

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

17 Jan 2022 → 31 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    31 May 2022, 12:27 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 May 2022, 12:27 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    31 May 2022, 12:27 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 9
Awarded value £2,720,0008 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8820 from SMEs
Contracts signed 8latest 26 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · Space1 award
NORTHERN IRELAND SPACE OFFICESME£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · Construction1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Full CircleSME, KAREN THOMPSON CONSULTINGSMEjoint award£500,000 †—Awarded
Lot 4 · Consumer Goods1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Diamond ConsultingSME, Full CircleSMEjoint award£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · Engineering1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Full CircleSME, KAPPA CONSULTINGSMEjoint award£500,000 †—Awarded
Lot 6 · Food and Drink1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Full CircleSME, TANGIBLE CONSULTINGSMEjoint award£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 7 · Healthcare and Life Sciences1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Full CircleSME, INTEGRITY-NI LTDSMEjoint award£180,000 †—Awarded
Lot 8 · Professional Services1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Full CircleSMEjoint award£500,000 †—Awarded
Lot 9 · Technology and Creative1 award
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTDSME, Close FocusSMEjoint award£500,000 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Space11bids · 11 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
3 · Construction11bids · 11 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
4 · Consumer Goods11bids · 11 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
5 · Engineering11bids · 11 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
6 · Food and Drink11bids · 11 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
7 · Healthcare and Life Sciences11bids · 11 electronic · 3 from abroad3——
8 · Professional Services11bids · 11 electronic · 2 from abroad2——
9 · Technology and Creative11bids · 11 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Invest NI

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Bedford Square, Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7ESContact email

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 Regulations.Review body UK
  • 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 N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria