Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Assembly Commission
Parliament Buildings, Stormont Estate, Ballymiscaw
Belfast
BT4 3XX
UK
Contact person: Michael Baird
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
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: UK devolved legislature
I.5) Main activity
Other: UK devolved legislature
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Broadband Internet Services to Members' Constituency Offices.
Reference number: Resource ID- 481196
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72411000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NI Assembly Broadband Service is being procured for use by up to 108 MLAs for use in their various Constituency Offices located throughout Northern Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NI Assembly Broadband Service is being procured for use by up to 108 MLAs for use in their various Constituency Offices located throughout Northern Ireland.
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:
155 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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:
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/08/2016
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:
08/11/2016
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/08/2016
Local time: 15:30
Place:
Parliament Buildings, Belfast.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Only staff of the NI Assembly Commission are authorised to carry out the tender opening procedure.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Potentially in 5 years time.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
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UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
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UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The NI Assembly Commission will incorporate a 10 day standstill period in-line with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The notification will provide information on the award decision. This standstill period provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to seek further information before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/07/2016