Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Assembly
Parliament Buildings
Belfast
BT4 3XX
UK
Contact person: Procurementniassembly.gov.uk
E-mail: procurement@niassembly.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Technical Adviser for Broadcasting Projects (BR-069-2022)
Reference number: CfT 4686055
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission wishes to procure a suitably experienced and skilled Broadcasting Technical Adviser to provide professional ongoing strategic advice, technical consultancy and project management for its projects to upgrade and replace the Assembly’s broadcasting infrastructure in its Chamber and Committee rooms. This may include, but not be limited to: • Design workshops. • Assessing drawings. • Challenging costs and/or changes to budgets. • Regular project meetings. • Meetings/emails with Assembly Commission business areas. • Factory acceptance testing. • Checking technical documentation and related tasks. • Assisting with feedback from the Assembly’s Operation and Maintenance Contractor and the Assembly Commission. • Configuration changes.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32211000
45232331
71000000
71600000
79000000
79400000
79415200
79990000
79993000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission wishes to procure a suitably experienced and skilled Broadcasting Technical Adviser to provide professional ongoing strategic advice, technical consultancy and project management for its projects to upgrade and replace the Assembly’s broadcasting infrastructure in its Chamber and Committee rooms. This may include, but not be limited to: • Design workshops. • Assessing drawings. • Challenging costs and/or changes to budgets. • Regular project meetings. • Meetings/emails with Assembly Commission business areas. • Factory acceptance testing. • Checking technical documentation and related tasks. • Assisting with feedback from the Assembly’s Operation and Maintenance Contractor and the Assembly Commission. • Configuration changes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
After the initial 12 month contract period there is one option to extend for up to and including a further 12 months.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Previous Relevant Experience
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Performance and timely achievement of the key milestones for the projects i.e. installation dates being met and new systems tested and handed over to the Assembly Commission as expected, will be monitored by the Assembly Commission’s Project Manager.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/05/2023
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
21/08/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
23/05/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
If the Contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of performance i.e. if the milestones are missed or delayed they will be requested to provide and implement recovery plans and be given a specified time in which to improve. The time will be dependent on the associated risks and the Assembly Commission’s business needs at that time. If after the specified timeframe for improvement, the performance still fails to meet satisfactory performance levels, the matter will be escalated to the Assembly Commission for action as required..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.
As above
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/04/2023