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Published 26 Jun 2024, 14:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5047662 - DoH - Integrated Care System NI Evaluation

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health NI

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2024awarded 9 Oct 2024
Awarded to ERNST YOUNG LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Health (DoH) wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide independent evaluation in respect of the Integrated Care System NI (ICS NI) currently under development by the ICS NI Programme Team. The Supplier will be required to provide ongoing assessment of the ICS from initial launch through its formative years to provide an independent and professional assessment that will be used by the Department to monitor ICS operations and address any issues arising promptly and effectively as well as learning to inform regulations and contribute to ICS benefits management. This will facilitate the use of an ‘action learning approach’ and ultimately contribute to the positive maturity of the ICS model. There is no guarantee of the volume of work that will be commissioned during the contract duration. The estimated budget for the contract is included in the Contract Notice. Full details of requirements are set out in the Specification document (ID 5047662 – Specification).

CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Human resources management consultancy services · Project-supervision services other than for construction work · Research consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
Extensions: Following the initial contract period, there is an option to extend for any period of up to and including 12 months. · The Contract period shall commence on award and will run for 24 months, with an option to extend for any period of up to and including 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

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 - Methodology: 31.5%
  • AC2 - Personnel Experience: 21%
  • AC3 - Contract Management: 7%
  • AC5 - Cost: 30%
  • AC4 - Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (5)
  • AC1 - Methodology: 31.5
  • AC2 - Personnel Experience: 21
  • AC3 - Contract Management: 7
  • AC4 - Social Value: 10.5
  • AC5 - Cost: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per Tender documentation.

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per Tender documentation.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jun 2024, 14:43 BST
Last source update
11 Oct 2024, 09:50 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
ID 5047662
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-032724
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy servicesFinancial management consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesHuman resources management consultancy servicesProject-supervision services other than for construction workResearch consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0472c1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Contract performance will be subject to the conditions specified in the contract and the successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.

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: Contract Monitoring - The Contractor’s performance on the Contract 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 the 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 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, 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
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST

Timeline

30 Jul 2024 → 28 Oct 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Oct 2024, 09:50 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Oct 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2024, 09:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 85 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ERNST YOUNG LLPContractSubcontracting: declared£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health NI

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Castle Buildings, BELFAST, UK, BT4 3WQContact email Published organisation website ↗

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 Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ERNST YOUNG LLPAwarded supplier Bedford House, 22 Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7DTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.