Official UK procurement notice
DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice
Authority: Department for the Economy (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for the Economy (DfE), the Department’s Agencies and dependent bodies require a Contractor to provide advice and expertise in all aspects of mine engineering. The Contractor will provide advice on the safety and remediation options for abandoned mines throughout Northern Ireland, thereby assisting the Department to carry out its functions under the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. In addition, the Contractor will be required to review operational and planned underground mining activities including the Kilroot Salt Mine, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (owned and operated by the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Co Ltd (“ISME”).
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Geotechnical engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£170,000
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)
- Chief Mining Expert Substitute Chief Mining Expert: 35%
- Proposed team: 21%
- Contract Management: 3.5%
- Total Contract Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Chief Mining Expert Substitute Chief Mining Expert: 35
- Proposed team: 21
- Contract Management: 3.5
- Social Value: 10.5
- Total Contract Price: 30
- 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
- 6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
5552793- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007820- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b448Find a Tender
- 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 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 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
- 2 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
2 Dec 2024 → 4 Mar 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline2 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Dec 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until2 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardell Armstrong LLP | £170,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice · Wardell Armstrong LLP
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- £170,000
- 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
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 RegulationReview 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- WARDELL ARMSTRONG LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria