Official UK procurement notice
ID 4841239 - DoF - SEUPB - Establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Management Verifications for the PEACEPLUS Programme
Authority: The Special EU Programmes Body SEUPB
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) as Managing Authority of the PEACEPLUS Programme wishes to put in place a framework of service providers (Controllers) to carry out risk-based Management Verifications on successful PEACEPLUS projects. The Framework Agreement consists of 2 lots. Lot 1 is associated with themes involving capital / works expenditure (infrastructure costs), while lot 2 includes more general expenditure (consultancy costs, purchase of equipment, staff costs, etc.). Tenderers should refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required. This Framework Agreement is supported by the PEACEPLUS Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). PEACEPLUS is a cross-border funding Programme supported by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland administration.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 12 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.4 per place) · 5 appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Management Verifications covering Capital / Works ExpenditureAwardedPublished value£10,000,000
Lot #2Management Verifications covering General ExpenditureAwardedPublished value£9,750,000
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 (5)
- AC1 Key personnel experience - Controller / Lead Manager: 24.5%
- AC2 Key personnel experience - Verification Staff: 17.5%
- AC3 Resourcing, Continuity, Quality and Issues Management: 17.5%
- AC5 Total Cost of Projects: 30%
- AC4 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- AC1 Key personnel experience - Controller / Lead Manager: 24.5
- AC2 Key personnel experience - Verification Staff: 17.5
- AC3 Resourcing, Continuity, Quality and Issues Management: 17.5
- AC4 Social Value: 10.5
- AC5 Total Cost of Projects: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ID 4841239 - DoF - SEUPB - Establishment of a Multi Supplier Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 12 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Feb 2025, 13:08 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 4841239- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005573- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac50Find a Tender
- 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 on the framework will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 can 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 three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
18 Nov 2024 → 18 Feb 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened18 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until16 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published18 Feb 2025, 13:08 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Feb 2025, 13:08 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 – Management Verifications covering Capital / Works Expenditure
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Lot 2 – Management Verifications covering General Expenditure
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2025
- Value
- £9,750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Management Verifications covering Capital / Works Expenditure | 5bids · 5 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Management Verifications covering General Expenditure | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 amended.Review body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- AAB GROUP ACCOUNTANTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Cavanagh KellyFramework contractor
- EAST BORDER REGION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FINEGAN GIBSON LTDFramework contractor
- KPMGFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.