DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Syndicated Consumer Panel Data

Concepts

• belfast
• information technology
• food and drink industry
• invest ni
• online consumer intelligence resource
• provision of syndicated consumer panel data
• annual subscription licences
• database systems
• negotiated procedure
• potential extensions

Location

BELFAST

Description

Invest NI is seeking a Contractor to provide 10 annual subscription licences to an online Consumer Intelligence Resource for the Food and Drink Industry. The contract will be over 2 Lots

Lot Division

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Contract awarded for the initial 1 year period with options to extend for a further 2 periods of 1year each based on budget approval

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 48610000 - Database systems
• 73110000 - Research services
• 79310000 - Market research services

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The competition progressed to a negotiated procedure and agreement with client and supplier to provide the service for the initial 1year due to client budget approval for the 1year. Potential extensions for years 2 and 3 on condition of budget approval The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see........ Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for. termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice. of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public. procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.