Official UK procurement notice
ID 3876738 DfE SRC - Provision of Print Services for Further Education Colleges NI
Authority: Southern Regional College (Central government)·Consortium: 8 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOn behalf of the six regional colleges in Northern Ireland (Southern Regional College, Belfast Metropolitan College, North West Regional College, South West College, South Eastern Regional College and the Northern Regional College) the Southern Regional College (SRC) wishes to appoint a Contractor to deliver print services for the sector. The Contract will commence upon the date of Contract award for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for two further periods of 2 years each.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Printing and related services · Printing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (6)
- AC1 Proposed Methodology: 15%
- AC2 Proposed Account Management: 15%
- AC3 Account Management Experience: 10%
- AC4 Contingency Arrangements: 10%
- AC5 Total Contract Price Core Items: 35%
- AC6 Total Contract Price Optional Items: 15%
Published award criteria (6)
- AC1 Proposed Methodology: 15
- AC2 Proposed Account Management: 15
- AC3 Account Management Experience: 10
- AC4 Contingency Arrangements: 10
- AC5 Total Contract Price Core Items: 35
- AC6 Total Contract Price Optional Items: 15
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Yes
- First published
- 20 Jan 2022, 17:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 May 2022, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ID 3876738- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-011297- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030d75Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will comply with the requirements of the Public. Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where applicable, will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the. point information on the award of the contract is communicated to all Economic Operators.
Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see . Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 this Contract may be terminated. A central register . of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a . Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the . date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
22 Feb 2022 → 23 May 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published3 May 2022, 09:20 BST
- Bids must remain valid until23 May 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 May 2022, 09:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| W G BAIRD LTDSMEContract | £1,575,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · W G BAIRD LTDSME
- Signed
- 3 May 2022
- Value
- £1,575,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
7 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- FE Belfast Metropolitan CollegeContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE Northern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
- 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- W G BAIRD LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria