Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Regional College
Patrick
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.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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
301 800.00
GBP
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
Price
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 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:
2022/S 000-034088
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
17/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE RELIANCE BEARING AND GEAR COMPANY LIMITED
50 Eastgate Drive Eastgate Business Park, Little Island
CORK
T45 YY97
IE
Telephone: +00 0214354204
E-mail: info@relianceautomation.ie
NUTS: IE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
: 301 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2023