DAERA EMFG — Development and Support Services for Climate NI

Concepts

• daera
• daera emfg
• climate change adaptation requirements
• belfast
• management consultancy
• climate ni
• support services
• uk climate change act
• consultancy services
• daera wishes

Location

Belfast

Description

In order to support DAERA in meeting its climate change adaptation requirements in the UK Climate Change Act 2008 and to ensure NI is positioned to adapt to our changing climate, DAERA wishes so appoint a contractor who will be responsible for providing secretariat and administration function to Climate NI.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 79411000 - General management consultancy services

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

The modification has been brought about by changes introduced by the Government having amended the requirements of the Climate Change Act 2008 which was not known at the time of developing the original specification. This amendment has added GBP 139 000 to the value of the contract.

Other Information

The contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 Contract Management https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/PGN-01012-Con... 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 notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice 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 up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.