Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Forensic Science Northern Ireland
c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: Justice.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
ID 5596417 - DoJ - FSNI - Supply, delivery, installation and support of a Benchtop X-Ray Diffraction System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
FSNI wish to establish a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of a new Benchtop X-ray Diffraction System for the identification of explosive samples, their precursors and unknowns, as well as for use in drug analysis.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
170 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33950000
38000000
38430000
38582000
51430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
FSNI wish to establish a contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of a new Benchtop X-ray Diffraction System for the identification of explosive samples, their precursors and unknowns, as well as for use in drug analysis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: AC1 - System Performance
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: AC2 - System Delivery and Installation
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: AC3 - Contract Management and Reactive Repairs Strategy
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: AC4 - Total Contract Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
170 000.00
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:
Yes
Description of options:
One optional extension period of up to 5 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
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract Value. The figure indicated in Section II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents an estimated contract. value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake. of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of. indexation over the contract term. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this. contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible. for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection. with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any. amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and. an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract. has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to. values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves. the right to change any or all of them.
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:
28/03/2025
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:
26/06/2025
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/03/2025
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender... documentation. 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance and.. the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue. The Authority expressly reserves the. rights: (I). not to award any.. contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make. whatever changes it may see fit to.. the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
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.
N/A
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract 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
21/02/2025