Official UK procurement notice
***Pre-Market Engagement*** Support Services: Catering, Cleaning and Portering Requirements
Authority: NI Assembly
What is being bought
Published requirement description^Please note that this is NOT A TENDER COMPETITION. This is an invitation to our pre-market engagement exercise* The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (‘the Assembly Commission’) is preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a Supplier or Suppliers to provide catering, cleaning and porterage services for all building users at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast. Prior to initiating the procurement(s), the Assembly Commission wishes to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process. The purpose of this pre-market engagement exercise is to gain an understanding of the supply market for the delivery of the services listed above, whether under a bundle contract or in lots, to get a clear understanding of the latest trends, products, pricing and solutions in this market to best meet the business requirement. We are inviting suppliers with the expertise and experience to help us with this exercise. There is a questionnaire to download and complete. It will be returned via the messaging facility on the eTendersNI portal.
CPV: Accommodation cleaning services · Accommodation management services · Accommodation, building and window cleaning services · Building-cleaning services · Canteen and catering services · Canteen and other restricted-clientele cafeteria services · Canteen management services · Canteen services · Catering services · Office cleaning services · Portering 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: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Cost: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Nov 2021, 16:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Jan 2024, 11:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Nov 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001713- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f51eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
19 Nov 2021 → 18 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until17 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published18 Jan 2024, 11:22 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Jan 2024, 11:22 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- No Review BodyReview body
- Northern Ireland Court ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.