Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-28
Buyer: Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Belfast
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Northern Ireland Co-Ownership Housing Association (Co-Ownership Housing®) wishes to appoint a partner with the objective of transforming its business to deliver a responsive, streamlined and efficient service designed around the customer.
Co-Ownership Housing® will use the Innovation Partnership procedure to offer an invitation to participate after which selected candidates will be invited to tender.
Co-Ownership Housing's ® expectation is to appoint a partner for 36 months from the date stated in the award letter with provision for 2 x 12 month periods of extension at the discretion of Co-Ownership Housing® . The innovation partnership procedure is being pursued with the intention that a minimum of 3 economic operators will be invited to proceed, however Co-Ownership Housing® will advise a pass mark in the tender documents and all economic operators who achieve the mark and above will proceed.
Co-Ownership Housing® reserves the right to short-list fewer than 3 candidates should fewer than 3 meet minimum requirements and whereby fewer than 3 economic operators request to participate.
Co-Ownership Housing® requires that any contract awarded shall be entered into by a single legal entity on the part of the successful candidate.
As advised in the Invitation to Participate which is available from the date of this advertisement (25.4.2016).
Co-Ownership Housing® retains absolute discretion as to whether to accept any offer following evaluation. Co-Ownership Housing® is not bound in any way to accept any and reserves the right to make no further contract award under this procurement process.
Co-Ownership Housing® shall not be held liable for any liability or cost or expense incurred by any bidder in relation to this project whatsoever, including without limitations, in relation to the preparation of their tender and any subsequent clarification or any legal or other expenses. Regarding this opportunity, it is intended to award to one partner, given the innovative nature of the requirement therefore it does not enable multiple providers to provide the solution.
The minimum time-frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender is 6 months from tender closing date. The proposed contract term with provision for extension (36 months with provision for 2 x 12 month extensions, where required) is necessary to allow time for the selected partner to develop the solution, roll it out and cover the level of investment needed.
Co-Ownership Housing® will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The 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. Any tenderer wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract appeal the contract, shall have the rights set out in Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 No 102.

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