Official UK procurement notice
ID 3487833 Dof - Library Service – Supply and delivery of Monographs
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe NICS, which will be referred to as the “Authority”, through the Department of Finance, requires to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of monographs in both print and electronic format to all beneficiaries of the contract including the Authority and the Northern Ireland Assembly. A full list of Contract users is provided in the Specification document. The scope of the contract is in two Lots. Each lot will be evaluated and awarded independently. Tenderers may apply for one or both Lots: Lot 1. General publications (publications generally available from a variety of publishers with a wide subject coverage) Lot 2. E-books (general publications as in Lot 1 published in electronic format)
- Recurrence: Following the expiry of this contract
CPV: Printed books · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printed matter and related products · Publications · Technical publications
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1General publicationsAwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
Lot #2E-booksAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General publications | 50% | 50% | |
| 2 · E-books | 50% | 50% |
- Economic & financial standing
as per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 50 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 5 points.
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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes · Following the expiry of this contract
- First published
- 7 Jun 2021, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2021, 13:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3487833- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020203- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b8d5Find 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: Contract Monitoring. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate 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 certificate..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Jul 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
8 Jul 2021 → 6 Oct 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline8 Jul 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Jul 2021, 15:30 BST
- Notice published18 Aug 2021, 13:55 BST
- Bids must remain valid until6 Oct 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2021, 13:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · General publications1 award | |||
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · E-books1 award | |||
| Proquest LLC | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1. General publications · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2. E-books · Proquest LLC
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2021
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · General publications | 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · E-books | 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- EBSCO International INC.Awarded supplier
- PROQUEST LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.