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Published 13 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NIFHA 5673505 Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT INTEGRATED CONSULTANT TEAM FRAMEWORK

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority NIFHA

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Framework Agreement Is For The Provision Of Construction Related Professional Services By A Consultant And Its Supply Chain, Collectively Referred To As An Integrated Consultant Team (ICT).

CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Structural engineering consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£400,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial contract award is for a 2 year period with and option 2 year period of 1 year and 1 year.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
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    In order for an Economic Operator to be eligible in this competition they must hold licenses, accreditation or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out in the PQQP documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    The professional services engineers shall have civil engineering. qualifications with experience working within a marine environment. Please refer to the Tender Documents for additional details.

What this means for your bid
  • “NIFHA 5673505 Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA)…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
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
13 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
Last source update
13 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Feb 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000989
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering consultancy servicesEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksStructural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf74 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly. monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor. Supplier Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit . www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ ↗. publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit%20%28pdf%20version%2030%20Sept%2022%20%281%29.PDF%29.PDF.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and... provides for Economic Operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach. of.. the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the. point.. information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award. decision... The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge. the award.. decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law. must be.. started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the Economic Operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds. for starting.. the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good. reason for.. doing so).. VI.4.4) Service from which

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced. by publication of this Contract Notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering. competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this. competition. Contracts awarded as a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland. and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award. any contracts as a result of this competition. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the. Contracting Authority. While it intends to do so, the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising. out of the procedures envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures. envisaged by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the. award process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public. Contracts Regulations (PCR) (subject to any overriding public interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation. which:. (a) Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; . (b) Does not supply the information. within the timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process.. Instructions on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be registered on the Contracting Authorities e-procurement portal, eTendersNI. available on the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do. All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a. tender within the PQQP documents held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal..

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5673505 ↗

Appointment period ends
20 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Bids opened
20 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 20 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Jan 2025, 10:45 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    20 Feb 2025, 15:30 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority NIFHA

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 3 St Patricks Avenue, Downpatrick, UK, BT30 6DWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria