Official UK procurement notice
ID 4426293 - DAERA - AFBI - Provision of a Research Library Service.
Authority: DAERA AFBI – Provision of a Research Library Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is on behalf of Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI). This requirement is for AFBI’s entire research library services. Please see specification for further details.
- Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.
CPV: Computer-related services · Library services · Library software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,430,043
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 70%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 Mar 2023, 13:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 May 2023, 09:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Apr 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014133- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b4b5Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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: As per Reg 86 (5) (b) of the PCRs 2015 (as amended) where there is only one tenderer the procurement is exempt from the use of the standstill period, Therefore a standstill was not applied. The successful Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored against the agreed Key Performance Indicators as. detailed in the Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule for ICT Schedule 5 – Contract and Service Management and Specification. Schedule. 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
- 25 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 25 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
Timeline
25 Apr 2023 → 24 Jul 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline25 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
- Notice published18 May 2023, 09:50 BST
- Bids must remain valid until24 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 May 2023, 09:50 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University BelfastContract | £2,378,056 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Queen's University Belfast
- Signed
- 17 May 2023
- Value
- £2,378,056
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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 amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFASTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria