Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DAERA - Forest Service
Pubble, Tempo
Enniskillen
BT94 3NB
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.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
DAERA – Forest Service – Supply and Delivery of an 8 Wheeled Thinning Forwarder including Repairs and Spare Parts (ID 4996775)
Reference number: ID 4996775
II.1.2) Main CPV code
16600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
DAERA – Forest Service has a requirement for Supply and Delivery of an 8 Wheeled Thinning Forwarder, including Repair and Spare Parts provision to back up the Forest Service Workshops.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
277 102.20
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
16820000
16800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA – Forest Service has a requirement for Supply and Delivery of an 8 Wheeled Thinning Forwarder, including Repair and Spare Parts provision to back up the Forest Service Workshops.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Supply Chain Arrangements
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 90
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract will commence upon award of contract will remain in force for a period of 10 years which will cover repairs and supply of parts but can be extended for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months 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
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 000-027932
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: DAERA – Forest Service – Supply and Delivery of an 8 Wheeled Thinning Forwarder including Repairs and Spare Parts (ID 4996775)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/10/2023
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: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
JOHN DEERE FORESTRY LIMITED
BALLYKNOCKEN
WICKLOW
GLENEALY
IE
Telephone: +44 40444969
E-mail: hughesjoe@johndeere.com
NUTS: IE
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:
: 277 102.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a certificate.. of unsatisfactory... performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a certificate 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 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 complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where..... appropriate, incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information was communicated to..... tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to..... challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/10/2023