Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
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://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/forensic-science-northern-ireland
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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
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.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
165 906.30
GBP
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
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.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will remain in place for an initial period of five years with one optional extension 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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-006624
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Information withheld for security reasons
N/A
UK
E-mail: Justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 165 906.30
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies,.. is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could.. be threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with.. Regulation 50(6)(a).. . The contract values listed are broad estimates only and include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and.. to future proof for additional potential. These values reflect the potential scale of the contract and take into account potential optional.. extension periods and the. uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. There is no guarantee of any level.. of business under this contract. The estimates are not deemed to be conditions of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or.. uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated.. . 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.
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.
N/A
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/05/2025