Official UK procurement notice
Pension Advisor Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Translink (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe following is provided in good faith and is intended only as a preliminary background explanation to Translink’s requirement, it does not purport to be all inclusive. Translink is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced organisation to undertake Pension Advisor Services. The anticipated start date is 1 July 2021 however dates may be subject to change. Translink reserves the right to accept part of any Tender from one or any number of Tenderers and may change the contracting strategy at any time.
- Recurrence: At the end of the contract term.
CPV: Government employee pension schemes · Group pension services · Individual pension services · Insurance and pension services · Pension fund administration services · Pension fund consultancy services · Pension fund management services · Pension investment services · Pension services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 / Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes · At the end of the contract term.
- First published
- 16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008109- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Translink will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full 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. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: Let’s work together:. — follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/TranslinkB2B for opportunities worth 50 000 GBP or more,. — check out our. website at www.translink.co.uk/Corporate/Procurement/. — participate in tenders at https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps. For assistance using eTendersNI and registering your Organisation please contact the helpdesk whose number. is located on the eTendersNI contact us page.. Note: Do not leave completing your PQQ/ITT response until the last minute, late responses shall be rejected.. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of this competition.. About the Translink Group: throughout the documentation, both ‘Translink’ and ‘Group’ refer to the same. corporate entities. Both shall be taken to comprise the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (NITHC) in. addition to its main operating subsidiaries Citybus Ltd, Northern Ireland Railways Company Ltd and Ulsterbus Ltd
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2021, 15:30 BST
Timeline
16 Apr 2021 → 8 Aug 2021 · 4 dates- Notice published16 Apr 2021, 17:24 BST
- Submission deadline10 May 2021, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2021, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until8 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Please see VI.4.3Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.