Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for the Economy
Netherleigh House Massey Avenue
BELFAST
BT4 2JP
UK
E-mail: dfemail@economy-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DfE - Organisational Development and Transformation Programme
Reference number: ID 3540052
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for the Economy requires the provision of management consultancy and other professional services, across a range of management and subject specific disciplines to support delivery of its Organsiational Development and Transformation Programme. The purpose of engaging professional services is primarily to inform, facilitate and support the comprehensive work programme that will be delivered over a 3-5 year period. Specifically, the professional services provider will provide the additional capacity and specialist expertise necessary to deliver the desired organisational transformation. The Department intends to appoint a single Contractor to deliver all of the service 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:
6 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for the Economy requires the provision of management consultancy and other professional services, across a range of management and subject specific disciplines to support delivery of its Organsiational Development and Transformation Programme. The purpose of engaging professional services is primarily to inform, facilitate and support the comprehensive work programme that will be delivered over a 3-5 year period. Specifically, the professional services provider will provide the additional capacity and specialist expertise necessary to deliver the desired organisational transformation. The Department intends to appoint a single Contractor to deliver all of the service requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Proposed Methodology for the Provision of: • Expert Advice and Guidance on Organisational Development Programme Development and Management • Design and Implementation of a Target Operating Model for DfE
/ Weighting: 32
Quality criterion: AC2 Proposed Methodology for Systems Project Support Function
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: AC3 Proposed Methodology for Provision of a Communication and Engagement Service
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: AC4 Proposed Team Experience
/ Weighting: 28
Quality criterion: AC5 Contract Management
/ Weighting: 4
Cost criterion: AC6 Rate Card for AC1
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: AC7 Rate Card for AC3
/ Weighting: 6
Cost criterion: AC8 Fixed Price for AC2
/ Weighting: 4
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
After the initial contract there are two extra options to extend for up to one year each.
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:
2021/S 000-015364
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
16/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ERNST YOUNG LLP
5th Floor Bedford House 22 Bedford Street
LONDON
BT25 1LE
UK
Telephone: +44 2890443500
E-mail: jkilliner@uk.ey.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 6 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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.
As above
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/09/2021