Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Policing Board
31 Clarendon Road
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
Contact person: Construct.Infofinance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construct.info@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
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NIPB 4786657 Custody Suite Communication Systems Services - PSNI Estate
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Employer Is Looking To Appoint A Single Economic Operator (Contractor) For The Provision Of Custody Suite Communication Systems Services Across The PSNI Estate Utilising An Nec4 Term Service Contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 654 484.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42961100
32235000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Employer Is Looking To Appoint A Single Economic Operator (Contractor) For The Provision Of Custody Suite Communication Systems Services Across The PSNI Estate Utilising An Nec4 Term Service Contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 60
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:
2023/S 000-013417
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
23/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Withheld for Security Reasons
Belfast
UK
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
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:
: 3 654 484.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced. by.publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. and in.no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this competition. Contracts. awarded as.a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive. jurisdiction.of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as a result of this. competition. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting Authority. While. it intends to do so,. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures. envisaged by this notice... No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures envisaged by it. The. Contracting Authority reserves the.right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the award process. The. Contracting Authority shall disqualify.any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations. (PCR) (subject to any overriding public.interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which: (a) Provides. information or confirmations which later.prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within the timescale. required by this notice or by the Invitation to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process. Instructions on how. to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be registered on the Contracting Authorities eprocurement portal, eTendersNI available on the. following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do . All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within the. Introduction and Brief Explanation document held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch
Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construc.info@Finance-ni.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadlines for review procedures. This procurement is. governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered or who risk suffering loss, or. damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of duty owed in accordance with regulation 91, to start proceedings in the High Court. A. standstill Period will commence at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. that notification. will provide information on the award decision. the Standstill Period which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for. unsuccessful tenders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived. noncompliance with the relevant law must be stated within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or. ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. A court may extend the time limit to 3 months when the court. considers there is a good reason for doing so.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/02/2024