Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Prison Service
c/o 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: justice.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 electronically to:
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
CfT907685 — NIPS — Supply and Delivery of Bedding and Towels.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
39510000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Supply and Delivery of Bedding and Towels to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
650 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39510000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Supply and Delivery of Bedding and Towels to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: AC1 — Service delivery
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: AC2 — Contract management
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Total contract price
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
650 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
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:
30/11/2017
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:
28/02/2018
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/11/2017
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The successful Contractor's performance on this Contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 Contract Management https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/PGN%2001%2012%20Contract%20Management%20%E2%80%93%20Procedures%20and%20Principles_0.PDF 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 Central Procurement Directorate (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. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/10/2017