Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
BELFAST
UK
Contact person: Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: Collaboration.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.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
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
DAERA - Forest Service - Repair and Maintenance of Road Vehicles (ID 5690510)
Reference number: ID 5690510
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Forest Service intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework where call-off contractual arrangements will be awarded in order to support its in-house maintenance operations. The Framework is designed to provide Forest Service with a facility to have overspill work undertaken which occurs when in-house capacity is not sufficient to meet operational requirements.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50110000
50100000
50800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Forest Service intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework where call-off contractual arrangements will be awarded in order to support its in-house maintenance operations. The Framework is designed to provide Forest Service with a facility to have overspill work undertaken which occurs when in-house capacity is not sufficient to meet operational requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
A renewal may be required on expiry of this arrangement.
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:
An option to extend for a further two years.
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
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 Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve. to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as. provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may in accordance. with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to. three years.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
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:
19/03/2025
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:
17/06/2025
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/03/2025
Local time: 15:30
Place:
Clare House
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
SSD Representatives.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or 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 (as amended) and. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information 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
06/02/2025