Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Lislea Drive
BELFAST
BT9 7JG
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.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
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 4607764 DoJ – PSNI – ICS – Supply, Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of Professional Video and Audio Systems
Reference number: ID 4607764
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50342000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
PSNI require a Contractor for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of professional video and audio equipment. Product types, i.e. monitors, cameras and control equipment should be available ‘off-the-shelf’ from within the professional video and audio industry, offering current technology, design quality, reliability, design inter-compatibility and cost effectiveness. Compatibility for all accessories is critical for many systems, PSNI will review any products offered to ensure compatibility. All accessories must be manufacturer approved. PSNI currently support a range of media devices (i.e. projectors and monitors). The Specification requires that the appointed Contractor continues to support these legacy devices for the period of their serviceable life. The Contractor must also provide design services to ensure AV Systems are regulatory compliant when required by the Client. See the Specification for further details on this requirement.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
12 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32320000
32321300
32343100
32351300
50342000
32351100
32351200
32351310
32340000
32321200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
PSNI require a Contractor for the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of professional video and audio equipment. Product types, i.e. monitors, cameras and control equipment should be available ‘off-the-shelf’ from within the professional video and audio industry, offering current technology, design quality, reliability, design inter-compatibility and cost effectiveness. Compatibility for all accessories is critical for many systems, PSNI will review any products offered to ensure compatibility. All accessories must be manufacturer approved. PSNI currently support a range of media devices (i.e. projectors and monitors). The Specification requires that the appointed Contractor continues to support these legacy devices for the period of their serviceable life. The Contractor must also provide design services to ensure AV Systems are regulatory compliant when required by the Client. See the Specification for further details on this requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension period
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:
After the initial contract period of 3 years there will be an options to extend the contract for a further two periods of 2 years (3yr +2yr +2yr)
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:
12/06/2023
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:
10/09/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/06/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and 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 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 this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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. 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;. . (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in.. respect of any. part(s) of the (services) covered by this notice; and. . (iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the.. authority be liable.. for any costs incurred by candidates
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended
United Kingdom
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
12/05/2023