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Published 10 Aug 2023, 09:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Engagement Partner for the Delivery of Belfast Stories to the end of RIBA Stage 2

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)

Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 Sept 2023awarded 25 Sept 2023

Awarded to NAVIGATOR BLUE LTD, Stratagem

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Belfast City Council is awarding a contract for an Engagement Partner for the delivery of the Belfast Stories Project to the end of RIBA Stage 2.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1The Belfast Stories Project is due to enter the next phase of development up to the…AwardedPublished value£200,000

The Belfast Stories Project is due to enter the next phase of development up to the end of RIBA Stage 2. This will include the completion of public consultation, consumer market testing and commencement of story collection programme. Engagement and Communications support is required across these strands

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification.Variant bids: not allowed

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 65Price: 40Social value: 15

Published sub-criteria (4)

Quality Criteria: 65
Cost: 20
price: 20
Social Value: 15

Published award criteria (4)

Quality Criteria: 65
Social Value: 15
Cost: 20
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 120 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

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 10 Aug 2023, 09:09 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2023, 11:32 BST
Award evaluation window: 12 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: T2444
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-029672
Classification (CPV): Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ee77 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 12 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 12 Sept 2023, 12:05 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Sept 2023 → 9 Oct 2023 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
12 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
12 Sept 2023, 12:05 BST
Notice published
9 Oct 2023, 11:32 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
9 Oct 2023, 11:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NAVIGATOR BLUE LTD, Stratagemjoint award	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of an Engagement Partner for the Delivery of Belfast Stories to the end of RIBA Stage 2 · NAVIGATOR BLUE LTD, Stratagem
Signed
25 Sept 2023
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 9 - 21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Navigator BlueAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern Ireland
StratagemAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern Ireland

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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