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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Authority ID:: AA21311
Publication date:: 26 March 2014
Deadline date:: 06 May 2014
Notice type:: Contract Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

Invest NI wishes to compile a list of suitable Contractor(s) to provide export in-market services (primarily business development support but including market intelligence/research) to those food companies through Invest NI's Trade Division. At present Pay as You Go Trade Advisory Services (TAS) resources are focused on emerging markets in Europe with only a limited/non food specialist resource available through the Dusseldorf office.

This contract will be divided into four separate Lots and tenderers may bid for either Lot one, Lot two, Lot three or all four Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated independently of one another, with the result that there will be four separate contracts awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.

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 - Invest Northern Ireland
Postal Address: Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Town: Belfast	Postal Code: BT2 7ES	Country: UK
For the attention of: Louise Jamison	Telephone: +44 2890816346
E-Mail: louise.jamison@dfpni.gov.uk	Fax:
General Address of the contracting authority (URL) www.detini.gov.uk www.investni.com Address of the Buyers Profile (URL) https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Electronic access to information https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

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

Invest NI - Provision of In Market Advisers in Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

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 11

II.1.2)

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

Italy, Spain, France and Germany (inc Austria/Switzerland).

NUTS Code IT

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	79342000
Additional objects

79342200

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

This contract will be divided into four separate Lots; Lot 1 Italy, Lot 2 Spain, Lot 3 France and Lot 4 Germany (inc Austria/Switzerland).

Estimated value excluding VAT: 360 000
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: 36(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

As per the tender documents.

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

N/A

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

[SC1] Tenderers must nominate key personnel (In Market Advisor) in respect of each geographic region they are tendering for. (i.e. one lead In Market Adviser per region.)

Tenderers must confirm that the key personnel delivering a project under this contract can communicate at a business level in writing and orally in English and the language of the Region or Regions they are tendering for.

The nominated key personnel must be those person(s) who will be directly responsible for the delivering the services under the terms of this contract.

[SC2] Tenderers must provide a minimum of two case study examples, for the nominated key personnel which demonstrates their experience of the following:

Working with SME's providing structured support in terms of export market research;

— Export market entry advice;

— Company appointment setting;

— Management and delivery of outward/inward group visits and practical advice; and

— Guidance to companies exporting outside ROI and GB.

[SC3] Tenderers must provide a minimum of one case study example, for the nominated key personnel which demonstrates their experience of the following:

— Working with UK or Irish Economic or Trade Development Agencies on export related projects within the Region being tendered for.

[SC4] Tenderers must provide a minimum of one case study example, for the nominated key personnel which demonstrates their experience of the following:

— An export project with specific challenges that had to be overcome to deliver the project on time and within budget. The example must detail the specific export challenge and the solution developed to affect the delivery of the project.

Notes for tenderers: Each case study example provided must demonstrate experience within the last 3 years. Tenderers should note that ‘within the last 3 years' refers to within 3 years from the closing date of this tender competition.

Each case study example must include the following:-

— Project title;

— Project objectives and detail of the export project undertaken;

— The nominated key personnel role and responsibility within the project;

—Outputs/Outcomes (This is defined as the number of new orders obtained and sales value) of the project;

— Relevance of the example to Invest NI's service requirement;

— Start and finish dates of the project;

— Numbers of days allocated to the project; and

— Project budget.

Where project examples relate to a group activity the example should include the number of companies involved and if the project was a single or multi sector project.

Each example case study must be completed on the attached “Appendix 1 Qualification Envelope Return Document Professional Ability” and must not exceed 2 A4 pages. Responses must be completed in Arial font size 12. (Any additional information outside of the A4 page limit per example or the “Appendix 1 Qualification Envelope Return Document Professional Ability” template will not be evaluated).

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_15617.

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 06-05-2014 15:00

Price (where applicable) Currency:

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

06-05-2014 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: 6-5-2014 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?

No

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

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): 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 and 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.

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) 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

21-03-2014

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 1 Title: Italy

1)

Short Description

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79342000
Additional objects

79342200

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 2 Title: Spain

1)

Short Description

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79342000
Additional objects

79342200

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 3 Title: France

1)

Short Description

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79342000
Additional objects

79342200

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

Lot No: 4 Title: Germany (inc Austria/Switzerland)

1)

Short Description

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

	Main vocabulary	Supplementary vocabulary (when applicable)
Main object	79342000
Additional objects

79342200

3)

Quantity or scope

4)

Indication about different contract dates

Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract).

5)

Additional Information about lots

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

SF 22

Coding

Commodity categories

ID	Title	Parent category
79342000	Marketing services	Advertising and marketing services
79342200	Promotional services	Marketing 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:: louise.jamison@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.

Invest NI - Provision of In Market Advisers in Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

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: