Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Justice
c/o Construction and Procurement Delivery, 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/
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
DoJ Provision of Support Services for Potential Adult Victims of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT)
Reference number: ID 4898916
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department wishes to appoint a Contractor(s) for the provision of support services for potential adult victims of modern slavery who have been subjected to any form of modern slavery, including victims of human trafficking or victims of slavery, servitude or forced and compulsory labour. The support service will also extend to children. Under the current contract, on occasion children have also been recovered with adults, albeit they are not necessarily potential victims. The Department wishes to replicate provision for children under the new contract so as to comply with Article 8 of the European Convention Human Rights (ECHR), the right to a family life.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
14 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Female victims and accompanying children / dependents
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department wishes to appoint a Contractor(s) for the provision of support services for potential adult victims of modern slavery who have been subjected to any form of modern slavery, including victims of human trafficking or victims of slavery, servitude or forced and compulsory labour. The support service will also extend to children. Under the current contract, on occasion children have also been recovered with adults, albeit they are not necessarily potential victims. The Department wishes to replicate provision for children under the new contract so as to comply with Article 8 of the European Convention Human Rights (ECHR), the right to a family life.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 8 Qualitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 2 Quantitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Total Duration: up to seven years. Initial Period: three years. Extensions: two periods of two years each
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Male Victims and accompanying partners / children
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department wishes to appoint a Contractor(s) for the provision of support services for potential adult victims of modern slavery who have been subjected to any form of modern slavery, including victims of human trafficking or victims of slavery, servitude or forced and compulsory labour. The support service will also extend to children. Under the current contract, on occasion children have also been recovered with adults, albeit they are not necessarily potential victims. The Department wishes to replicate provision for children under the new contract so as to comply with Article 8 of the European Convention Human Rights (ECHR), the right to a family life.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 8 Qualitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 2 Quantitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Total Duration: up to seven years. Initial Period: three years. Extensions: two periods of two years each
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Victims with complex needs including mental health and addiction issues
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department wishes to appoint a Contractor(s) for the provision of support services for potential adult victims of modern slavery who have been subjected to any form of modern slavery, including victims of human trafficking or victims of slavery, servitude or forced and compulsory labour. The support service will also extend to children. Under the current contract, on occasion children have also been recovered with adults, albeit they are not necessarily potential victims. The Department wishes to replicate provision for children under the new contract so as to comply with Article 8 of the European Convention Human Rights (ECHR), the right to a family life.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 8 Qualitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 2 Quantitative criteria, as specified in original tender documentation
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Total Duration: up to seven years. Initial Period: three years. Extensions: two periods of two years each
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
Lot 3 not awarded, no bids received.
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:
2023/S 000-018709
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Female victims and accompanying children / dependents
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
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
Information withheld for security reasons
Information withheld for security reasons
BT3 9ED
UK
E-mail: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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:
: 4 060 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: Male Victims and accompanying partners / children
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/09/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
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
Information withheld for security reasons
Information withheld for security reasons
UK
E-mail: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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:
: 9 100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: 3
Title: Victims with complex needs including mental health and addiction issues
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
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. 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 contractors' performance on this contract will be managed as per 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery 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 written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and 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 up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.. . This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives..
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.
N/A
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and incorporated a standstill period (i.e a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the awards of the contracts was communicated to tenderers. Those notifications provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contracts were entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2023