ID 5166959 DfE - Invest NI - Provision of Advice and Guidance on NI's Dual Market Access Framework

Concepts

• market and economic research
• belfast
• dual market access framework
• dual market access
• windsor framework
• northern ireland’s dual market access proposition
• nis dual market access framework
• invest ni
• advice
• the northern ireland protocol and windsor framework

Location

BELFAST

Description

The Client wishes to appoint a framework of Contractors to Provide advice, analysis and guidance to Invest NI (including its overseas offices), potential foreign direct investors, and DfE on the benefits (or otherwise) of Northern Ireland’s Dual Market Access proposition brought about through the Northern Ireland Protocol and Windsor Framework. There are two separate Lots with a maximum of 3 Contractors to be appointed per Lot: 1. Advice, Analysis and Guidance on the Movement of Goods To and From Northern Ireland 2. Advice and Guidance on the Movement of People It is intended that the contracts will commence upon contract award (expected to be March 2024).

Lot Division

Renewal Options

There is one option to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months.

CPV Codes

• 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
• 79311400 - Economic research services
• 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 79411000 - General management consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract,..... however, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting..... Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses..... incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this..... procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the..... procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator..... shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed..... by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes..... specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to.... change. any or. all of them. 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be.. terminated.. The. issue of a. 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. twelve. months from the date of issue of the Notice..