Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for the Economy
Netherleigh, Massey Avenue
BELFAST
BT4 2JP
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 4591366 Update to Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment of Offshore Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland
Reference number: ID 4591366
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A Contractor is required to update the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) to underpin the 2012 Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action (ORESAP), to inform the development and enable the adoption of the new Offshore Renewable Energy Action Plan (OREAP) and to meet statutory requirements of any policy or plan effecting the marine environment. The contract will commence upon Contract award for an initial period of one year. There is one option to extend for any period up to, and including, one year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
173 505.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90700000
90720000
71000000
71300000
71320000
73000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Contractor is required to update the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) to underpin the 2012 Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action (ORESAP), to inform the development and enable the adoption of the new Offshore Renewable Energy Action Plan (OREAP) and to meet statutory requirements of any policy or plan effecting the marine environment. The contract will commence upon Contract award for an initial period of one year. There is one option to extend for any period up to, and including, one year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Proposed Methodology
/ Weighting: 33.75
Quality criterion: AC2 Proposed Team Experience
/ Weighting: 20.25
Quality criterion: AC3 Contract Management and Contingency
/ Weighting: 10.5
Quality criterion: AC4 Social Value
/ Weighting: 10.5
Cost criterion: AC5 Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is one option to extend for any period up to, and including, one year.
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.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-034172
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
10/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RPS Ireland Ltd
Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road
Belfast
BT12 6RZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2890667914
E-mail: letitia.stewart@rpsgroup.com
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)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 173 505.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and 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 CPD for further action. If this... occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be grounds for termination.. of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of... Unsatisfactory Performance. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services Contracts will be maintained and published... on the CPD website. Any Contractor in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices of Unsatisfactory Performance will be... required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in... the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a.. standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers... That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the.. award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2023