Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
Contact person: Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: collaboration.cpd@finance-ni.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.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
DoF Collaborative Supply of Biomass Fuels (Wood Pellets) 2024-2030 (ID 4668579)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
09111400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This contract will comprise the supply and delivery of wood fuel pellets to the sites listed in ‘Annex A – Site Locations and Details’, removing the ash from the ash receptacles and de-ashing and cleaning the inside of the boilers and plantroom. The Supplier will be required to deliver pellets, provide ash cleaning services and dispose of ash at the stated sites as detailed in this specification, any accompanying documents, and all relevant legislation. The contract will start on the 2 October 2024 and run for a period of 6 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09111400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will comprise the supply and delivery of wood fuel pellets to the sites listed in ‘Annex A – Site Locations and Details’, removing the ash from the ash receptacles and de-ashing and cleaning the inside of the boilers and plantroom. The Supplier will be required to deliver pellets, provide ash cleaning services and dispose of ash at the stated sites as detailed in this specification, any accompanying documents, and all relevant legislation. The contract will start on the 2 October 2024 and run for a period of 6 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply chain arrangements
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 90
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-014615
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/08/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BALCAS TIMBER LIMITED
75 Killadeas Road
ENNISKILLEN
BT94 2ES
UK
Telephone: +44 2866323003
E-mail: info@balcas.com
Fax: +44 2866324082
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 7 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and have applied a 10 day standstill period. This notification provides full information on the award decision. The standstill period has provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2024