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Published 7 Oct 2022, 07:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2215 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Assistance

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Dec 2022awarded 6 Mar 2023
Lots 5see the lot list below

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Belfast City Council has set up a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Assistance.

The Framework Agreement will be used by the Council to ensure that that Councils

Economic Development Unit (EDU) services are intelligence-led, quality assured, responsive to changing market dynamics, and aligned to deliver the maximum impact for the city and its economic growth agenda. It will support Council with professional and technical assistance

that meet need as and when required thus ensuring flexible, responsive services across a

range of areas.

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
18 bids received · 20 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Intelligence, Analysis & Business PlanningCancelledRenewal

Lot 1 includes two sub lots:

Sub lot 1a: Research, Analysis, Evaluation & Scoping

Sub lot 1b: Business Cases, Economic Appraisals and Feasibility Studie

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification for details of Optional Services · The contract shall be effective from date of award for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Lot #2Engagement and FacilitationCancelledRenewal

Lot 2 includes two sub lots:

Sub lot 2a: Engagement

Sub lot 2b: Facilitation

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification for details on Optional Services. · The contract shall be effective from the date of award for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Lot #3Quality AssuranceCancelledRenewal

Lot 3 includes two sub lots:

Sub lot 3a: Development of a Quality Assurance Framework and providing advice, training,

and support on quality standards.

Sub lot 3b: Implementation of Quality Assurance Framework including undertaking

assessments, QA monitoring and supports

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification for details of Optional Services. · The contract shall be effective from date of award for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Lot #4Event ManagementAwardedRenewal

Lot 4 includes event management related services

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification for details on Optional Services · The contract shall be effective for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed
79952000 Event services
Lot #5Monitoring and ReportingAwardedRenewal

Lot 5 includes a variety of services:

  • Monitoring
  • Reporting
  • Intelligence Gathering
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: See Schedule 1 - Specification for details on Optional Services · The contract shall be effective from date of award for an initial period of three years, with the option to extend for a further year.Variant bids: not allowed
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

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 · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 70Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 70
  • cost: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality Criteria: 70
  • cost: 30
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “T2215 Framework Agreement for the Provision of Technical Assistance” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
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
7 Oct 2022, 07:56 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
T2215
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007976
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEvent servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0373af 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
Appointment period ends
9 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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

Timeline

1 Nov 2022 → 20 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Nov 2022
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    20 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2022
  1. Published value published: £3,000,000
    4 Nov 2022, 08:15 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    4 Nov 2022, 08:15 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    4 Nov 2022, 08:15 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
    4 Nov 2022, 08:15 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.25 Dec 20229 Dec 2022+4 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2022-10: 1 release · 7 Oct 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 20admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 18
Contracts signed 8latest 6 Mar 2023

8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £800,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Research, Analysis, Evaluation and Scoping

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Business Cases, Economic Appraisals and Feasibility Studies

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Engagement

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active

  • Facilitation

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £100,000
    Status
    active

  • Development of a Quality Assurance Framework

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £150,000
    Status
    active

  • Implementation of a Quality Assurance Framework

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £150,000
    Status
    active

  • Event Management

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £500,000
    Status
    active

  • Monitoring and Reporting

    Signed
    6 Mar 2023
    Value
    £400,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Event Management3bids———
5 · Monitoring and Reporting3bids———
Whole notice18bids———

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

Framework contractors & participating bidders

21 commercial parties on the notice
Show 11 more suppliers

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