Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Communities
Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street
BELFAST
BT2 7EG
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 4368603 - DfC - Young Leaders Training and Ambassadors Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Communities (DfC) requires a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to deliver the Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) Young Leaders Training and Ambassadors Programme (YLTAP). YLTAP is one element of the T:BUC Uniting Communities through Sport and Creativity Programme. Uniting Communities is an ambitious cross community youth sports and creativity programme, delivered by DfC as part of the Northern Ireland Executive’s T:BUC Strategy. Uniting Communities is delivered in a limited number of locations. It uses sport and creativity to bring young people together and to build good relations within communities. Please see the tender documents for further information on the requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
727 165.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80521000
80522000
80530000
80520000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Communities (DfC) requires a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor to deliver the Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) Young Leaders Training and Ambassadors Programme (YLTAP). YLTAP is one element of the T:BUC Uniting Communities through Sport and Creativity Programme. Uniting Communities is an ambitious cross community youth sports and creativity programme, delivered by DfC as part of the Northern Ireland Executive’s T:BUC Strategy. Uniting Communities is delivered in a limited number of locations. It uses sport and creativity to bring young people together and to build good relations within communities. Please see the tender documents for further information on the requirements.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-032466
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/04/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Co-Operation Ireland
Unit 5N, Weavers Court
BELFAST
BT12 5GH
UK
E-mail: 123@cooperationireland.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 727 165.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter, It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services Division for further action. If this occurs and the contractor's performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this. can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at the contractor's expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Not applicable in the UK
Not applicable in the UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/04/2023