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Published 21 Oct 2022, 14:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4208385 - DfE - TOURISM NI - MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

Official notice

Authority: Tourism NI

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT25.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2022awarded 6 Jan 2023
Awarded to ERNST YOUNG LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Tourist Board trading as Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation for its CRM, Finance and HR systems, to include business process transformation and ongoing support and continuous improvements. The contractor should be a verified Microsoft partner.

  • Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

CPV: Database and operating software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems and servers · Programming services of packaged software products · Software package and information systems · Software programming and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period of 3 years, there will be options to extend the contract for further 2 years consisting of two periods of 1 year each. 3yr initial, + 1yr optional + 1yr optional · This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension periodVariant 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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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

Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

First published
21 Oct 2022, 14:51 BST
Last source update
9 Jan 2023, 15:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID 4208385
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000573
Classification (CPV)
Database and operating software packageIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systems and serversProgramming services of packaged software productsSoftware package and information systemsSoftware programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0377f1 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of. contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be 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 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a. Notice 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 Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.

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
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Nov 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Nov 2022 → 18 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    20 Nov 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Jan 2023, 15:45 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Feb 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2023, 15:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,491,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ERNST YOUNG LLPContract£1,491,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tourism NI

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Floors 10-12, Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7ESContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amendedReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ERNST YOUNG LLPAwarded supplier 1 More Place, LONDON, UK, SE1 7EUContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.