Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court
Belfast
BT2 8GB
UK
E-mail: pb2@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply and Delivery of Spare and Replacement Parts for Cummins Engines from TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd
Reference number: DAC-0071
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34312000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has approved the direct procurement of spare / replacement parts for Cummins Engines from TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has approved the direct procurement of spare / replacement parts for Cummins Engines from TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd.
This agreement commenced 1.4.2018 and will be in place until 31.3.2021.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Direct Award Contract (DAC) is due to the fact that TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd is the only authorised dealer and supplier of genuine Cummins engine parts in Northern Ireland. Therefore these key strategic replacement parts must be obtained directly from TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd
19 Michelin Road, Hydepark Industrial Estate
Mallusk
BT36 4PT
UK
NUTS: UKN0
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Direct Award Contract (DAC) is due to the fact that TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd is the only authorised dealer and supplier of genuine Cummins engine parts in Northern Ireland. Therefore these key strategic replacement parts must be obtained directly from TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd.
Regulation 32 (5) (b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 enables the Department to negotiate a contract directly with one or more economic operators, where a change of supplier would oblige the Contracting Authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics, which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.
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GO Reference: GO-2018416-PRO-12239989
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2018