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Published 2 Sept 2022, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DOF4417840 Pan Government Integrated Consultant Team Framework Agreement 2023 Information Bulletin, PIN Notice and Request for Feedback.

Official notice

Authority: CPD - Construction Division·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreement7 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£32,000,000total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2023
Lots 7max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The proposals set out in this Information Bulletin, PIN Notice and Request for Feedback. may be subject to change as the Contracting Authority’s requirements are refined leading up to the issue of the Contract Notice. CPD is proposing to establish a new Framework Agreement which will be available for use by any public sector organisation requiring construction related professional services in Northern Ireland including:-

  • Government Departments
  • Agencies
  • Non-departmental Public Bodies
  • Local Authorities
  • Other Contracting Authority (including subsidised bodies or other grant recipients). The new Framework Agreement will be for the provision of construction related professional services by a number of consultants and their supply chains. These are, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICT). Please refer to the Pan Government Integrated Consultant Team Framework Agreement 2023 Information Bulletin found within the CFT Document Area.
  • Recurrence: Framework to be renewed in January 2027

CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction project management services · Engineering services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 25 suppliers

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £2,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Major WorksCancelledPublished value£10,000,000
Lot #2Minor works NorthPublished value£6,000,000

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 2 – Minor Works - North. It is expected that 7 consultants may be appointed to Lot 2. The geographical area known as ‘North’ is defined within the tender documents. Consultants appointed in Lot 2 cannot be appointed to Lot 3 (Unless relaxations apply – see tender documents). A Consultant will be appointed, following a secondary tender competition, to take forward minor construction related projects typically with estimated values up to around £4.4M. The scope of services will typically commence at RIBA Stage 0 and continue to completion of the works at RIBA Stage 7. However, depending on the needs of the Client the ICT could be. appointed at any intermediate stage. Typically, the ICT will be required to work with the Client to establish its requirements and develop a full technical design (RIBA Stage 4) to enable competition between Contractors (consisting of contractors, specialist sub-contractors and their supply chains) appointed separately by the Client using the services of the ICT. After the Contractor is appointed, the ICT will. continue to manage the Works Project and provide multi-discipline professional advice to the Client as necessary to ensure the construction fully meets the Client's requirements in terms of quality, cost and programme.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · This Lot will provide construction consultancy services in specified postcodes in the ‘Northern’ area of Northern Ireland. Refer to Document 2 of 5, Instructions to Tenderers, Lot 2 & 3.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Minor works SouthPublished value£6,000,000

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 3 – Minor Works - South. It is expected that 7 consultants may be appointed to Lot 2. The geographical area known as ‘South’ is defined within the tender documents. Consultants appointed in Lot 3 cannot be appointed to Lot 2 (Unless relaxations apply – see tender documents). A Consultant will be appointed, following a secondary tender competition, to take forward minor construction related projects typically with estimated values up to around £4.4M. The scope of services will typically commence at RIBA Stage 0 and continue to completion of the works at RIBA Stage 7. However, depending on the needs of the Client the ICT could be appointed at any intermediate stage. Typically, the ICT will be required to work with the Client to establish its requirements and develop a full technical design (RIBA Stage 4) to enable competition between Contractors (consisting of contractors, specialist sub-contractors and their supply chains) appointed separately by the Client using the services of the ICT. After the Contractor is appointed, the ICT will continue to manage the Works Project and provide multi-discipline professional advice to the Client as necessary to ensure the construction fully meets the Client's requirements in terms of quality, cost and programme.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · This Lot will provide construction consultancy services in specified postcodes in the ‘Northern’ area of Northern Ireland. Refer to Document 2 of 5, Instructions to Tenderers, Lot 2 & 3.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Small works Westceiling above

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 4 – Small Works West. One Consultant will be appointed to Lot 4. The geographical area known. as ‘West’ is defined within the tender documents. The Consultant will take forward small construction related projects typically with a. value of up to around £500k, including detailed design. Only one ICT will be appointed to lot 4. The consultant appointed to Lot 4 will not be. appointed to Lots 5, 6 or 7. (Unless relaxations apply – see tender documents). An ICT is required to be in place to provide services in Lot. 4 area usually without the need for a secondary competition. Generally, Construction works will be undertaken by a Contractor appointed. separately by CPD however, on occasions the ICT may be required to run a separate procurement for the IST..

Delivery: Northern Ireland · This Lot will provide Construction Consultancy services in specified postcodes in the ‘West’ area of Northern Ireland. Refer to Document 2 of 5, Instructions to Tenderers, Lot 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Small works Northceiling above

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 5 – Small Works North. One Consultant will be appointed to Lot 5. The geographical area known. as ‘North’ is defined within the tender documents. The Consultant will take forward small construction related projects typically with a. value of up to around £500k, including detailed design. Only one ICT will be appointed to lot 5. The consultant appointed to Lot 5 will not be. appointed to Lots 4, 6 or 7. (Unless relaxations apply – see tender documents). An ICT is required to be in place to provide services in Lot. 5 area usually without the need for a secondary competition. Generally, Construction works will be undertaken by a Contractor appointed. separately by CPD however, on occasions the ICT may be required to run a separate procurement for the IST..

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Lot 5 will provide Construction Consultancy services in specified postcodes in the ‘North’ area of Northern Ireland. Refer to Document 2 of 5, Instructions to Tenderers, Lots 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Small Works Southceiling above

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 6 – Small Works South. One Consultant will be appointed to Lot 6. The geographical area known. as ‘South’ is defined within the tender documents. The Consultant will take forward small construction related projects typically with a. value of up to around £500k, including detailed design. Only one ICT will be appointed to lot 6. The consultant appointed to Lot 6 will not be. appointed to Lots 4, 5 or 7. (Unless relaxations apply – see tender documents). An ICT is required to be in place to provide services in Lot. 6 area usually without the need for a secondary competition. Generally, Construction works will be undertaken by a Contractor appointed. separately by CPD however, on occasions the ICT may be required to run a separate procurement for the IST..

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Lot 6 will provide Construction Consultancy services in specified postcodes in the ‘South’ area of Northern Ireland. Refer to Document 2 of 5, Instructions to Tenderers, Lots 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Reserveceiling above

The Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as Integrated Consultant Teams (ICTs). The Framework will be awarded in 7 lots for various construction works value ranges. It is envisaged that the projects to be delivered may include, but are not limited to, schools, universities / colleges, offices, libraries, workshops, laboratories, factories, sports and arts facilities, historic buildings, industrial units and estates, criminal justice, harbour and marine, landscaping, public realm and regeneration schemes. Consultants will provide construction related professional services including general advisory and design, procurement, economic appraisals, condition surveys, investigations, reports and other specialist services for all RIBA stages (0-7). The Framework Agreement may potentially be used by any of the organisations included within the following list: List of potential participants - ICT 2023.pdf (finance-ni.gov.uk) www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-pu… ↗. Additional information: Lot 7 – Small Works – All of Northern Ireland (Reserve Lot). One Consultant will be appointed to Lot. 7. As this Consultant is a reserve, it may not be required to provide any services at all during the life of the framework. The reserve Consultant will only be required to provide services in the event that a Consultant in Lot 4, 5 or 6 performs unsatisfactorily, or the Contracting Authority decides for some other reason that the appointed consultant for Lots 4, 5 or 6 should not provide the services. If required, however, the reserve consultant may be asked to provide services for projects anywhere in Northern Ireland. The Consultant will take forward the design and project management of small construction related projects typically with a value up to around £500k.. Only one ICT will be appointed to lot 7. The Consultant appointed to Lot 7 will not be appointed to Lots 4, 5 or 6. An ICT is required to be in place to provide services in Lot 7 area usually without the need for a secondary competition Generally, Construction works will be undertaken by a Contractor appointed separately by CPD however, on occasions the ICT may be required to run a separate procurement for the IST.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Lot 7 will provide Construction Consultancy services throughout all of Northern Ireland.
Variant bids: not allowed

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
Lot distribution rule: Lot 1 – Major Works Lot 2 – Minor Works – North Lot 3 – Minor Works – South Lot 4 – Small works and Specialist Services – West Lot 5 – Small works and Specialist Services – North Lot 6 – Small works and Specialist Services – South Lot 7 – Small works and Specialist Services – All of Northern Ireland (Reserve Lot) There are restrictions on the number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer - see procurement documents for details.
What this means for your bid
  • “DOF4417840 Pan Government Integrated Consultant Team Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 25 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
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
Yes · Framework to be renewed in January 2027
First published
2 Sept 2022, 14:08 BST
Last source update
6 Jun 2023, 09:32 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015913
Classification (CPV)
Architectural and related servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesConstruction project management servicesEngineering servicesMechanical and electrical engineering servicesQuantity surveying servicesStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036567 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly. monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier. Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit see www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ ↗. publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit%20%28pdf%20version%2030%20Sept%2022%20%281%29.PDF%29.PDF. If an Economic. Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the Contracting. Authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of. bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively A.. list. of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public… ↗. which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That. notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to. any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months,. where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).

Publisher note: The Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by. publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in. no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this competition. Contracts awarded as a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as a result of this competition. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting Authority. While it intends to do so, the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this notice. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures envisaged by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the award process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) (subject to any overriding public interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which: (a) Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within the timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process. Instructions on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be registered on the Contracting Authorities e-procurement portal, eTendersNI available on the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within the Introduction and Brief Explanation document held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4597688 ↗

Appointment period ends
20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Nov 2022 → 6 Feb 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Nov 2022
  2. Bids opened
    6 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    6 Jun 2023, 09:32 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Dec 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    21 Dec 2022, 15:18 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    21 Dec 2022, 15:18 GMT
  3. Deadline published: 6 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
    21 Dec 2022, 15:18 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    21 Dec 2022, 15:18 GMT
  5. Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
    10 Jan 2023, 14:31 GMT
    +7 days · was 6 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  6. Deadline moved to 20 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
    3 Feb 2023, 15:37 GMT
    +7 days · was 13 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  7. Status changed to cancelled
    6 Jun 2023, 09:32 BST
  8. Procurement method changed
    6 Jun 2023, 09:32 BST
  9. Buyer details updated
    6 Jun 2023, 09:32 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2)6 Feb 202313 Feb 2023+7 d
—DeadlineTime Limit for receipt of tenders or. requests to participate · IV.2.2)13 Feb 202320 Feb 2023+7 d

Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-12: 1 release · 21 Dec 2022
  • 2022-09: 1 release · 2 Sept 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

CPD - Construction Division

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Construction and Procurement Delivery CPD, Construction DivisionContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact email, phone
  • Department of Finance Northern IrelandContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria