Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 8 Dec 2023, 16:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5214618 DFE - INVEST NI - FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MARKET INTELLIGENCE TOOL AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT LOCATION BENCHMARKING TOOL

Official notice

Authority: Invest Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

2 lotsServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£500,000total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 15 Jan 2024
Awarded to FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITEDTHE2 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Within Invest NI, the International Investment Division has specific responsibility for attracting and negotiating new Foreign Direct Investment for Northern Ireland. Through its network of overseas offices and contacts, Invest NI promotes the benefits of setting up in Northern Ireland. In order to ensure they have they most accurate information, the International Investment Division require access to two databases, which are being procured as part of this contract. This contract has been divided into two Lots. Lot 1, the provision of a FDI Market Intelligence Tool and Lot 2, provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool. One Contractor will be awarded each lot however, there are no restrictions on the number of Lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for one, or both Lots as they wish. Please see ID 5214618 Specification for further information.

  • Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and any / or following any extensions.

CPV: Data analysis services · Database and operating software package · Database systems · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Industry specific software package · Internet and intranet software package · Software-related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£500,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Provision of A FDI Market Intelligence ToolAwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period of three years, there are two options to extend the contract for up to one year on each occasion. · As per Contract DocumentsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking ToolAwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period of three years, there are two options to extend the contract for up to one year on each occasion. · As per Contract DocumentsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and any / or following any extensions.

First published
8 Dec 2023, 16:51 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2024, 10:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Jan 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-008332
Classification (CPV)
Data analysis servicesDatabase and operating software packageDatabase systemsIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportIndustry specific software packageInternet and intranet software packageSoftware-related services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0422f3 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Published justification

As per Article 32(2)(a) where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests, no suitable tender was received for notice ref 2023/S 000-036287, therefore with no changes to the initial conditions of the contract Invest NI moved from open to negotiated procedure without prior publication.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful... tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be 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 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 contract 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bids opened
15 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

15 Jan 2024 → 14 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jan 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2024, 10:28 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    14 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2024
  1. Status changed to unsuccessful
    1 Mar 2024, 10:18 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 Mar 2024, 10:18 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2024, 10:28 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    15 Mar 2024, 10:28 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    15 Mar 2024, 10:28 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £500,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 14 Mar 2024

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Provision of A FDI Market Intelligence Tool1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
2 · Provision of a FDI Location Benchmarking Tool1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Invest Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Bedford Square 1 Bedford Street, n/a, UK, BT2 7ESContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • No contract was awarded.Review 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 PCR2015 as amended.Mediation bodyReview body Belfast
  • 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
  • FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITEDTHEAwarded supplier Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, UK, EC4M 9BTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.