Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
Belfast
UK
Contact person: CPD Justice Sector Procurement
E-mail: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.psni.police.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PSNI — Supply and Delivery of PPE — Fluid Repellent Surgical Masks (Covid-19)
Reference number: DAC 52/20
II.1.2) Main CPV code
35113400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Urgent supply and delivery of fully compliant fluid repellent surgical masks protect police officers and staff in their duties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 risk is serious and its consequences pose a serious threat to life.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
301 600.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN06
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Urgent supply and delivery of fluid repellent surgical masks to protect police officers in their duties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 risk is serious and its consequences pose a serious threat to life.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This direct award is being awarded in accordance with regulation 32(c) and procurement policy for Covid-19 for the urgent supply of face masks to protect police officers and staff against the threat of Covid-19.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
There are derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier under Regulation 32(2)(c), in this instance insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. The Covid-19 risk is serious and its consequences poses a threat to life. There is an urgent need to provide police officers with fully compliant face masks to protect officers and staff against the threat of Covid-19 in the delivery of policing across Northern Ireland. The award of this contract has also been considered in accordance with the UK Government Procurement Policy Note 01/20 — Responding to Covid-19.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: PSNI — Supply and Delivery of Fluid Repellent Surgical Masks (Covid-19)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/05/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 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 — Information will be made to the Commission upon request
Withheld for Security Reasons
UK
NUTS: UKN
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 301 600.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was awarded in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations and Procurement Policy for Covid-19 for the urgent supply of Fluid Repellent Face Masks to protect police officers and staff against the threat of Covid-19 which poses a serious risk.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/05/2020