Evolution II Project Business Development advice and consultancy service tender ref T32.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Castlereagh Borough Council
Civic Centre, 1 Bradford Court, Upper Galwally
Contact point(s): Administration
BT8 6RB Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890494500
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.castlereagh.gov.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Lisburn City Council
Lagan Valley Island Civic Centre The Island Lisburn
BT27 4RL Lisburn
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Evolution II Project Business Development advice and consultancy service tender ref T32.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Civic and Administration Offices, 1 Bradford Court, Upper Galwally, Castlereagh, BT8 6RB.
NUTS code
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Civic and Administration Offices, 1 Bradford Court, Upper Galwally, Castlereagh, BT8 6RB.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Evolution II project is aimed at providing a range of business advice on a range of topics to businesses in the Castlereagh Borough Council and Lisburn City Council area. The contract is for a lead consultant to manage and provide the relevant business services directly/and or through partners. The project is funded by European Regional Development Fund, Invest Northern Ireland, Lisburn City Council and Castlereagh Borough Council.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79411100
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 310 400 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Cost. Weighting 40
2. Methodology. Weighting 30
3. Management and administration. Weighting 30
1. Cost. Weighting 40
2. Methodology. Weighting 30
3. Management and administration. Weighting 30
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
T32 2013/s-282830
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Section V: Award of contract
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
18.11.2013
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Norbic
Northland Building, Strand Road
BT48 7AL Derry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871264242
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 310 400 GBP
Excluding VAT
Value: 310 400 GBP
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Regional Development Fund.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Regional Development Fund.
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day calendar standstill period (or 15 days if non-electronic or fax methods used) at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved then the public contract Regulations 2006 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved then the public contract Regulations 2006 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
31.12.2013