Official UK procurement notice
NIAUR - Utility Regulator - Framework for the provision of engineering support – gas, water and electricity
Authority: Utility Regulator NI·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNIAUR - Utility Regulator - Framework for the provision of engineering support – gas, water and electricity
CPV: Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.5 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Gas SectorAwardedPublished value£913,000
Lot #2Electricity SectorAwardedPublished value£1,203,000
Lot #3Water SectorAwardedPublished value£1,423,330
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 (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NIAUR - Utility Regulator - Framework for the provision of engineering…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 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
- 25 Jan 2022, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Apr 2022, 10:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ID3666175- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009209- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030f17Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)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.
Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see....... Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can 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- Appointment period ends
- 1 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2022, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
1 Mar 2022 → 30 May 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Mar 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2022, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published6 Apr 2022, 10:53 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 May 2022, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Apr 2022- Status changed to complete6 Apr 2022, 10:53 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Apr 2022, 10:53 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Gas Sector
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- £913,000
- Status
- active
Electricity Sector
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- £1,203,000
- Status
- active
Water Sector
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2022
- Value
- £1,043,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Gas Sector | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Electricity Sector | 3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 3 · Water Sector | 3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts RegulationsReview body
- 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
3 commercial parties on the notice- Binnies UK LimitedFramework contractor
- GUTTERIDGE HASKINS DAVEY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- LONG O DONNELL ASSOCIATES LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.