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Published 30 Jun 2023, 15:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4763537 DfC- NMNI - Invertebrate Common Standards Monitoring of Areas of Special Scientific Interest

Official notice

Authority: National Museums Northern Ireland

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2023awarded 16 Oct 2023
Awarded to ALLEN MELLON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Museums NI (NMNI) is seeking to establish a contract on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to provide entomological expertise to survey and report on invertebrate features across Northern Ireland’s Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) network. The contract is expected to commence in January 2024 (with field survey work expected to commence in April 2024) and will run for an initial period of six years. There are two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each to allow for contingency.

CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction · Environmental auditing · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental management · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental services · Environmental standards other than for construction · Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 59.5%Price: 30%Social value: 10.5%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • AC1 Proposed Key Personnel Experience: 29.4%
  • AC2 Proposed Methodology: 19.6%
  • AC3 Proposed Contract and Risk Management: 10.5%
  • AC5 Total Price: 30%
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • MR1 Compliance with Specification: 0
  • AC1 Proposed Key Personnel Experience: 29.4
  • AC2 Proposed Methodology: 19.6
  • AC3 Proposed Contract and Risk Management: 10.5
  • AC4 Social Value: 10.5
  • AC5 Total Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • 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
First published
30 Jun 2023, 15:04 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2023, 11:11 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2023 – …
Authority reference
4763537
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030579
Classification (CPV)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for constructionEnvironmental auditingEnvironmental impact assessment other than for constructionEnvironmental indicators analysis other than for constructionEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesEnvironmental managementEnvironmental monitoring other than for constructionEnvironmental servicesEnvironmental standards other than for constructionNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ddf2 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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: The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and 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 grounds for termination..... of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of...... Unsatisfactory Performance. 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 multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices 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....

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST

Timeline

7 Aug 2023 → 5 Nov 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Aug 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Oct 2023, 11:11 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2023, 11:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ALLEN MELLON ENVIRONMENTAL LTDSMEContractSubcontracting: declared£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Museums Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 153 Bangor Rd, BELFAST, UK, BT18 0QEContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • 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 PCR 2015 as amendedReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria