Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Regional College
Patrick Street
Newry
BT35 8DN
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDAdmin@CPDfinance-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.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
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
DfE - SRC - Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Collaborative Robots
Reference number: 4533289
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
295 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42100000
42997300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
295 000.00
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:
The initial contract will run until the end of the warranty period of twelve months.
Further 5 optional 12 months warranty periods.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See Terms and Conditions of Contract documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
SC1: Previous Experience . Tenderers must provide at least one example of having supplied, delivered and commissioned collaborative robot(s) of similar functional requirements as outlined in section 4 of the Specification within the last 3 years. The example(s) must demonstrate:. • The manufacturer, make, model and functional description of the robot(s) supplied, delivered, and commissioned.. • the name of Client(s) (public, private or third sector) and the date the robot(s) was supplied, delivered, and commissioned.. . SC2: Use of 3rd party contractors/distributors. If any element of the Contract i.e., supply, installation, commissioning, training and service/repairs is to be delivered by 3rd party contractors or distributors the tenderer must list which elements will be delivered by 3rd parties..
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per Terms and Conditions of conditions of Contract
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:
11/01/2023
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:
11/04/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/01/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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
01/12/2022