Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
111 Ballykelly Road Ballykelly
Limavady
BT49 9HP
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDAdmin.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.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
ID 5674399 - DAERA - NIEA - MULTIPARAMETER SONDES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING OF LOUGH NEAGH INFLOWS
Reference number: 5674399
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90732920
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Buyer requires seven Multiparameter Sondes for the high-resolution monitoring of the main Lough Neagh inflow and outflow rivers as part of a larger commissioned E and I project. The Supplier must also deliver the equipment prior to 31st March 2025. Warranty must also be provided, and further details are detailed with the document titled “ID 5674399 Specification”. This competition is being managed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and run using the Accelerated Open procedure. This is due to the urgent nature and the overarching DAERA-AFBI project which is expected to commence 2025. The aim of selecting this procedure is to ensure the items are delivered before the end of the financial year to allow the DAERA-AFBI Lough Neagh project to commence.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
140 396.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24313200
90732900
90740000
03000000
32440000
32441000
35125100
38000000
90700000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Buyer requires seven Multiparameter Sondes for the high-resolution monitoring of the main Lough Neagh inflow and outflow rivers as part of a larger commissioned E and I project. The Supplier must also deliver the equipment prior to 31st March 2025. Warranty must also be provided, and further details are detailed with the document titled “ID 5674399 Specification”. This competition is being managed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and run using the Accelerated Open procedure. This is due to the urgent nature and the overarching DAERA-AFBI project which is expected to commence 2025. The aim of selecting this procedure is to ensure the items are delivered before the end of the financial year to allow the DAERA-AFBI Lough Neagh project to commence.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Compliance with the Specification Schedule
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: AC2 Provision of a Technical Brochure and/or Supporting Technical Documentation
/ Weighting: 0
Quality criterion: AC3 Supply and Quality Control
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: AC4 Total Cost
/ Weighting: 90
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further two one-year 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Option to extend for a further two one-year periods.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
This is due to the urgent nature of the equipment and to ensure delivery by 31 March 2025.
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 000-040653
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: ID 5674399 - DAERA - NIEA - MULTIPARAMETERSONDES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING OFLOUGH NEAGH INFLOWS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LAB PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED
2 Woostck Link
BELFAST
BT6 8DD
UK
E-mail: michael@lpiltd.com
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:
: 140 396.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Supplier 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier 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 three years from the date of issue.
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.
UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/02/2025