Official UK procurement notice
ID 4968205 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Advice and Guidance on NI's Dual Market Access Framework
Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Client wishes to appoint a framework of Contractors to Provide advice, analysis and guidance to Invest NI (including its overseas offices), potential foreign direct investors, and DfE on the benefits (or otherwise) of Northern Ireland’s Dual Market Access proposition brought about through the Northern Ireland Protocol and Windsor Framework. There are two separate Lots with a maximum of 3 Contractors to be appointed per Lot: 1. Advice, Analysis and Guidance on the Movement of Goods To and From Northern Ireland 2. Advice and Guidance on the Movement of People It is intended that the contracts will commence upon contract award (expected to be December 2023).
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Economic research services · General management consultancy services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Advice, Analysis and Guidance on the Movement of Goods To and From NICancelledPublished value£150,000
Lot #2Advice and Guidance on the Movement of PeopleCancelledPublished value£50,000
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Advice, Analysis and Guidance on the Movement of Goods To and From NI | 49.8% | 40% | 10.2% | |
| 2 · Advice and Guidance on the Movement of People | 49.8% | 40% | 10.2% |
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
- “ID 4968205 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Advice and Guidance on NI's…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- 19 Oct 2023, 12:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jan 2024, 09:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Nov 2023 – …
- Authority reference
4968205- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000734- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040d5cFind a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: Both Lots 1 and 2 were not awarded due to 'other reasons' as stated in Section V of this notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Nov 2023, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
20 Nov 2023 → 18 Feb 2024 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Nov 2023, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published10 Jan 2024, 09:18 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until18 Feb 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to cancelled10 Jan 2024, 09:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria