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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Authority ID:: AA21311
Publication date:: 25 February 2014
Deadline date:: 03 April 2014
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

INI BIC currently has annual subscriptions to 10 business information resources which are due to expire between 1.5.2014 and 8.8.2014. In order to ensure BIC is able to provide quality business information services to all sections of the business community, there is now a need to procure subscriptions to the range of Business Information Resources. This will enable Invest NI clients to maximise their exporting potential and make informed business decisions.

This procurement has been divided into 10 separate lots to cover each of the business information resources requireds and tenderers may bid for as few or as many lots as they wish. Each lot will be evaluated independently of one another, with the result that there will be ten separate contracts awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender. Please note, a tenderer may be awarded more than one lot.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Official Name: Department of Enterprise, trade and Investment (DETI) Invest NI
Postal Address: Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Town: Belfast	Postal Code: BT2 7ES	Country: UK
For the attention of: Kellie Batey	Telephone:
E-Mail: kellie.batey@dfpni.gov.uk	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) www.detini.gov.uk www.investni.com Address of the Buyers Profile (URL) www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk

Further information can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.I
Specifications and further documents can be obtained at:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.II
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:	As in above mentioned contact point(s) Other: Please complete Annex A.III

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

	Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
	National or federal agency/Office
	Regional or local Authority
	Regional or local Agency/Office
	Body governed by public law
	European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

	General public services
	Defence
	Public order and safety
	Environment
	Economic and financial affairs
	Health
	Housing and community amenities
	Social protection
	Recreation, culture and religion
	Education

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

INI - Provision of Subscriptions to Business Information Resources.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

Service category 7

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Invest NI HQ, Belfast.

NUTS Code UKN

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79310000
Additional objects

48517000

48610000

72314000

73110000

72319000

72000000

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

Yes

Tenders may be submitted for:

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

10 Lots, each will be awarded for an initial contract period of 24 months with options to extend for a further 3 periods of up to 12 months each.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 370 000
Currency: GBP

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Period in month/s: 24(from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

N/A.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements as per the tender documentation.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

No special form is required but one member of a consortium may be required to accept prime contractor responsibility for the other member(s).

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

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 requirements are met:

As per the tender documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

As per the tender documents.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required

As per the tender documents

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

As per the tender documents.

Minimum level(s) of standard possibly required

Tenderers must provide one example of previous experience within the last 3 years where they have provided services similar in size and scope to Invest NI's requirement as stated in the Specification for each Lot being tendered for.

The example provided must include:

— Customer name and nature of business;

— Date the work was undertaken/completed (Month and Year);

— The approximate value of this business;

— A brief description of the service provided.

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

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

IV.2)

Award Criteria

A) Lowest Price No

B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:

B1) Criteria as stated in contract documents: Yes

B2) Criteria as stated below: No

Criteria

Weighting

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

Project_15813

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Obtainable until 03-04-2014 15:00

Price (where applicable) Currency:

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

03-04-2014 15:00

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Estimated date

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (where applicable)

Only CPD procurement staff with access to the project on eSourcing.

Date: 03-04-2014 15:01
Place

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

Yes

If yes, indicate the project/programme and any useful reference

Lots 1-9 are ERDF funded.

VI.3)

Additional Information

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

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 CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Official Name: Central Procurement Directorate
Postal Address: Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Town: Belfast	Postal Code: BT3 9ED	Country: UK
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL): www.dfpni.gov.uk/cpd	Fax:

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

CPD will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5)/ Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) ***(DELETE AS APPROPRIATE)*** provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Official Name:
Postal Address:
Town:	Postal Code:	Country:
E-Mail:	Telephone:
Internet address (URL):	Fax:

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

21-02-2014

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 1 Title: Secondary Market Intelligence – UK and Irish Consumer Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to identify market opportunities in the UK and Ireland by providing secondary market intelligence to the full range of consumer products and services detailed below.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 280 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 10 Title: Renewables and Energy sector

1)

Short Description

The Sector & Cluster Development Division lead on this strategy and require an interactive, cost effective, online information resource to provide up-to-date and archival information on the Renewables and Energy sector across the globe.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 80 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 2 Title: Secondary Market Intelligence UK Consumer and Industrial Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to identify market opportunities in the UK by providing staff and clients with secondary market intelligence covering industrial and consumer sectors.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 55 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 3 Title: Secondary Market Intelligence Worldwide Consumer Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable staff and clients to identify export opportunities throughout the world by providing Invest NI staff and clients with secondary market intelligence covering, as a minimum, the following sectors:

— Food and Drink;

— Clothing/Personal Goods;

— Household/Furniture/Paper;

— Health & Beauty;

— Leisure/Entertainment/Travel and

— Retail.

through reporting on markets globally, regionally, or by individual country.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 200 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 4 Title: Secondary Market Intelligence - Worldwide Industrial Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to identify export opportunities throughout the world by Invest NI staff and clients with secondary market research covering, as a minimum, the following sectors:

— Industrial products and services (engineering);

— ICT and Telecommunications;

—Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare; and

— Environment/Energy and Utilities.

through reporting on markets globally, regionally, or by individual country.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 130 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 5 Title: News and Analysis by Country and Sector

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to examine the potential for NI companies to do business in particular countries through a regularly updated country analysis and news service.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 255 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 6 Title: Company Online Resources – Worldwide Basic Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will provide Invest NI staff and clients with basic data about companies throughout the world.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 55 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 7 Title: Company Online Resources – Worldwide Product Data

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to gain a clear idea of a particular company's products and services. It will also allow them to:

— search for companies using one or more search filters;

— produce a results list of relevant companies; and

— retrieve full details of particular companies.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 95 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 8 Title: Company Online Resources – European Financial Data

1)

Short Description

4.8.1 BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which will enable Invest NI staff and clients to identify companies throughout Europe, and provide them with data about the company's structure, activities, and financial status.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 185 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 9 Title: Online Resource for Newspaper and Journal Articles

1)

Short Description

BIC requires access to an ‘off-the-shelf' interactive online business information resource which allows Invest NI staff and external clients to search for and download articles from newspapers, trade press, and other frequently updated commercial information sources. This will enable them to find up-to-date, globally sourced business, market information and company data.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	72000000
Additional objects

79310000

3)

Quantity or scope

Estimated Cost Excluding VAT: 65 000 GBP.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

SF 22

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
72314000	Data collection and collation services	Data-processing services
72319000	Data supply services	Data-processing services
48610000	Database systems	Database and operating software package
72000000	IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support	Computer and Related Services
48517000	IT software package	Communication software package
79310000	Market research services	Market and economic research; polling and statistics
73110000	Research services	Research and experimental development services

Delivery locations

ID	Description
100	UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID	Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:: kellie.batey@dfpni.gov.uk
Admin contact:: N/a
Technical contact:: N/a
Other contact:: N/a

Further information

Date	Details
No further information has been uploaded.

INI - Provision of Subscriptions to Business Information Resources.

Contents

Summary

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

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 Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: