Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
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.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 2209386 DAERA AFBI — Management, Crewing, Maintenance and Operation of the RV Corystes
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63726400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (referred to hereafter as ‘AFBI’) undertakes regular marine research surveys on board the research vessel Corystes (referred to also hereafter as the Vessel) in support of the UK Government's responsibilities in relation to fisheries, aquaculture and the marine environment. In addition, AFBI intends that the Vessel shall be employed, whether or not for hire or reward, on such other surveys as they may require. The operation to which this contract relates shall comprise the marine research surveys and any other surveys required (all of which shall be referred to hereafter as ‘surveys’) by AFBI, together with all services required to keep the Vessel fit and ready for the above task.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 695 794.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63726600
63722000
63726000
63726800
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute of Northern Ireland (referred to hereafter as ‘AFBI’) undertakes regular marine research surveys on board the research vessel Corystes (referred to also hereafter as the Vessel) in support of the UK Government's responsibilities in relation to fisheries, aquaculture and the marine environment. In addition, AFBI intends that the Vessel shall be employed, whether or not for hire or reward, on such other surveys as they may require. The operation to which this contract relates shall comprise the marine research surveys and any other surveys required (all of which shall be referred to hereafter as ‘surveys’) by AFBI, together with all services required to keep the Vessel fit and ready for the above task.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: AC1 Formal communication between the manager and AFBI
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: AC2 Vessel maintenance
/ Weighting: 12.5
Quality criterion: AC3 Service delivery
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: AC4 Resource allocation
/ Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion: AC5 Operational readiness
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: AC6 Operation of the Vessel at sea
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: AC7 Charter operations
/ Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion: AC8 Security and Integrity of the Vessel, property and AFBI scientific programme
/ Weighting: 2.5
Quality criterion: AC9 Health and safety management
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: AC10 Price based on 240 days
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract may be extended for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the initial contract period expiry date.
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:
2019/S 186-452523
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
22/11/2019
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
Heyn Engineering NI Ltd
1 Corry Place
Belfast
BT3 9AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2890350022
E-mail: duaner@heyn.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890350012
NUTS: UK
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)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 10 695 794.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see procurement guidance Note 01/12 — contract management — procedures and principles). 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.
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 PCR 2015
UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/11/2019