Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Northern Ireland Audit Office
106 University Street
Contact point(s): Northern Ireland Audit Office
For the attention of: The Procurement Manager
BT7 1EU Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890251065
E-mail: procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk
Fax: +44 2890251051
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.niauditoffice.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.niauditoffice.gov.uk/
Electronic access to information: http://www.niauditoffice.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
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: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Voluntary notice: Leadership and Management Training for the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 21: Legal services
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Voluntary notice: The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) is seeking to appoint service providers for the provision of leadership and management training services at agreed rates. The contract period will be for two years from the date of appointment with the option of extending for one further year.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Voluntary notice: The anticipated value of services is in the region of GBP 100000 (excluding VAT), subject to requirements.The contract period will be for two years with the possibility of one annual extension.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract period will be for one year with the possibility of one annual extension.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Voluntary notice: Assessment of NIAO managerial capacity
1)Short description
The NIAO wishes to appoint service providers to provide an assessment of NIAO managerial capacity.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
The anticipated value of services is in the region of GBP 30,000 (excluding VAT), subject to requirements. The contract period will be for two years with the possibility of one annual extension.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 30 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Voluntary notice: Development of leadership and management skills
1)Short description
The NIAO wishes to appoint service a provider to develop leadership and management skills within the Northern Ireland Audit Office.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
3)Quantity or scope
The anticipated value of services is in the region of GBP 70,000 (excluding VAT), subject to requirements. The contract period will be for two years with the possibility of one annual extension.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 70 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As per tender documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per tender documentation.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 15.11.2013 – 17:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
22.11.2013 – 13:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 22.11.2013 – 14:00
Place:
106 University Street, Belfast.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: NIAO staff.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Voluntary notice: See section V1.4.2
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Voluntary notice.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
1.11.2013