Invest NI — LED Business Growth Programme

Concepts

• led business growth programme
• belfast
• training services
• business growth programme
• training programme
• business development
• education and training
• specialist training
• vocational training
• management consultancy

Location

Belfast

Description

Invest NI — LED business growth programme.

Total Quantity or Scope

Invest NI 3 LED business growth programme.

Renewal Options

2 years with options to extend for 1 further period of 12 months. Option to extend for 1 further period of 12 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80500000 - Training services
• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 80510000 - Specialist training services
• 80521000 - Training programme services
• 80530000 - Vocational training services
• 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
• 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

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 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 this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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 VI.4).