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ID 1678809 - DFE TOURISM NI BUSINESS SUPPORT

General management consultancy services
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: DfE Tourism Northern Ireland: "ID 1678809 - DFE TOURISM NI BUSINESS SUPPORT". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDfE Tourism Northern IrelandScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDfE Tourism Northern Ireland
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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Published9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
Last source update9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationGeneral management consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ded7
What is being bought
Following a competition advertised in the Official Journal of the EU on 30/11/18 the Department for the Economy Tourism NI entered into a Business Support Programme contract but due to the impact of Covid-19 the level of support required by tourism businesses has been unprecedented and unforeseen at the time of securing the contract. In continuing to support the sector recover via the roll out of the Tourism Recovery Action Plan, it is anticipated that the 8 months remaining will require an ongoing high level of support for the tourism sector businesses therefore Tourism NI requires a variation to the value of the contract to ensure it is able to deliver the required level of support to the industry. Tourism NI wishes to increase the value of the contract by £2,250,000 ex VAT (50% of the original contract value), to cover requirements until the end of the contract (18/02/2022). Tourism NI is relying on the Regulation 72(1)(c) provision as the need for change could not have been foreseen by a “diligent” contracting authority. This is on the basis that the level of support required by tourism businesses has increased dramatically due to the impact of the pandemic which could not have been predicted and these increased requirements could not have been foreseen or accounted for when estimating the contract value at the time of tender. This additional funding will continue to support the sector recover via the roll out of the Tourism Recovery Action Plan. The changes required do not affect the overall nature of the contract.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The Northern Ireland Tourist Board trading as Tourism Northern Ireland appointed a Contractor to provide a Managed Business Support Service to the Tourism Industry. The Contractor was required to ensure a full supply of Industry experts to act as business support personnel to meet the requirements of the specification. Additional information: This voluntary transparency notice has been published to alert economic operators of the Department. for Economy intention to further modify the DFE Tourism NI Business Support Programme contract under Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations (as amended). The modification will take the form of an increase in spend over the last 8 months of the contract at a cost of £2.25 million. A modification notice will be published after the modification has been formalised.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    9 Sept 2021, 11:54 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 19 Feb 2019, 00:00 GMT · £6,750,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Wholeschool Software Ltd.
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
ID 1678809 DfE Tourism NI - Business Support Programme
£6,750,000 · signed 19 Feb 2019, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

DfE Tourism Northern Ireland

Contracting authority GB-FTS-27916
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  • DfE Tourism Northern Ireland
    buyer

    Linum CHambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7ES
    SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • UK Contracting Authorities do not have a review procedure in place. Economic Operators have access to the NI Courts and
    reviewBody

    BELFAST

  • Wholeschool Software Ltd.
    supplier

    Glenwood Business Centre, Springbank Industrial Estate, BELFAST, UKN0, BT17 0QL
    frank@wholeschool.ie
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Procedure rationaleRegulation 72(1)(c) provision ‘the need for change could not have been foreseen by a “diligent” contracting authority’ based on the level of support required by tourism businesses increasing dramatically due to the impact of the pandemic which was unprecedented and unforeseen at the time of contract award. This additional funding will continue to support the sector recover via the roll out of the Tourism Recovery Action Plan. The changes required do not affect the overall nature of the contract.