Official UK procurement notice
ID 4600551 - DoF - Framework Agreement for the Provision of Independent Assurance Reviewer for GovAssure
Authority: The Department of Finance,·Consortium: 57 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Finance, for itself and on behalf of other public sector organisations in Northern Ireland, wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Independent Assessor(s) for GovAssure, providing independent verification for Services, Systems and Applications supporting the Buyer(s) business operations on a Call-Off Contract basis. The selected Supplier(s) will enter into a framework agreement to provide the Services to the Buyer(s) if and when required on a call-off basis in accordance with the terms of this Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will be for an initial period of 2 years, with options to extend for two further periods of one year and one year (1year +1 year). For further information please refer to Document entitled "ID 4600551 - Framework Specification".
- Recurrence: This Framework will potentially be due to be re-procured after the Framework Initial period has concluded or any subsequent extension periods.
CPV: Computer-related professional services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 5 bids received (1.3 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 60%
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 60
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 40
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “ID 4600551 - DoF - Framework Agreement for the Provision of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · This Framework will potentially be due to be re-procured after the Framework Initial period has concluded or any subsequent extension periods.
- First published
- 29 May 2024, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Sept 2024, 17:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 4600551- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031072- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046bfaFind 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: Framework monitoring: the successful Supplier(s) performance on the Framework Agreement will be regularly monitored. Supplier(s).. not delivering on Call-Off and Framework requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying. for. If a Supplier(s). fails to reach satisfactory levels of Call-Off contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If,. after the specified time, they. still fail to reach satisfactory levels of Call-Off contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior. management in construction and. procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not. improve to satisfactory levels within. the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the Suppliers Place on the. Framework Agreement at your. expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice. of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice. of Unsatisfactory Performance may,. in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future. public procurement competitions for. a period of up to three years. The Framework Agreement. is being let by the Department of. Finance on behalf of any listed public sector. organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including:- Government Departments;. Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies;. or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised. bodies or other grant recipients). A list. of organisations is included in the tender. documents. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government’s wider social,. economic and environmental objectives
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
Timeline
27 Jun 2024 → 27 Sept 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until26 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published27 Sept 2024, 17:25 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Sept 2024, 17:25 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2024
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
25 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Armagh ObservatoryContracting authority
- Armagh PlanetariumContracting authority
- Arts Council of Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Charity Commission for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Comhairle na GaelscolaiochtaContracting authority
- Commission for Victims and SurvivorsContracting authority
- Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse NIContracting authority
- Community Relations CouncilContracting authority
- Department for Communities NIContracting authority
- Department for Infrastructure NIContracting authority
- Department for the Economy NIContracting authority
- Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural AffairsContracting authority
- Department of Education NIContracting authority
- Department of FinanceContracting authority
- Department of Health NIContracting authority
- Department of Justice NIContracting authority
- Equality Commission for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- FE North West Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South Eastern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- FE South West CollegeContracting authority
- FE Southern Regional CollegeContracting authority
- General Teaching Council for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- Historic Environment Division HEDContracting authority
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- BSI STANDARDS LTDFramework contractor
- COMMISSUM ASSOCIATES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Cyber Guarded LtdFramework contractor
- NCC GROUP SECURITY SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria