Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
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.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 to the abovementioned address
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
DoF – Collaborative Arrangement – Provision of auction services for vehicles and associated garage equipment (ID 4404026)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract will be for the provision of Auction Services for a term of 4 years. The anticipated commencement date shall be 22 November 2023 and expire on 21 November 2027. The Contractor must dispose, by means of public auction items as required, for example vehicles, office furniture, workshop / garage equipment and any ad-hoc items. Please note this contract does not facilitate the disposal of ICT equipment by means of public auction. This Contract will be structured into 2 Lots – • Lot 1 – General Auction Services • Lot 2 – PSNI and NIEA Seized Goods
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
15 600 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – General Auction Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be for the provision of Auction Services for a term of 4 years. The anticipated commencement date shall be 22 November 2023 and expire on 21 November 2027. The Contractor must dispose, by means of public auction items as required, for example vehicles, office furniture, workshop / garage equipment and any ad-hoc items. Please note this contract does not facilitate the disposal of ICT equipment by means of public auction. This Contract will be structured into 2 Lots – • Lot 1 – General Auction Services • Lot 2 – PSNI and NIEA Seized Goods
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
15 600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
A renewal contract will be required upon expiry of this contract in 2027.
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:
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
The value at II.2.6 is an estimate only. This is a demand lead Contract. There is no guaranteed level of business.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 – PSNI and NIEA Seized Goods
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342400
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be for the provision of Auction Services for a term of 4 years. The anticipated commencement date shall be 22 November 2023 and expire on 21 November 2027. The Contractor must dispose, by means of public auction items as required, for example vehicles, office furniture, workshop / garage equipment and any ad-hoc items. Please note this contract does not facilitate the disposal of ICT equipment by means of public auction. This Contract will be structured into 2 Lots – • Lot 1 – General Auction Services • Lot 2 – PSNI and NIEA Seized Goods
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
15 600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
A renewal contract will be required upon expiry of this contract in 2027.
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:
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
The value at II.2.6 is an estimate only. This is a demand lead Contract. There is no guaranteed level of business.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per tender documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
26/06/2023
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:
24/09/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
26/06/2023
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:
July 2023
VI.3) Additional information
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 their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may 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.
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
25/05/2023