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Published 28 May 2021, 14:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1073 – Supply, Maintenance and Support Services for Gas Detection Monitors and Breathing Apparatus

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bid
Published estimate£1,700,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 29 Jun 2021awarded 25 Aug 2021
Awarded to OBW TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NI Water wish to appoint Contractors for the supply, maintenance and support services for gas detection monitors and breathing apparatus. This Contract will be split into three lots; Lot 1 – Supply and Maintenance of Gas Detection Monitors, Lot 2 – Supply and Maintenance of Draeger Breathing Apparatus and Lot 3 – Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment. Economic Operators are permitted to submit a tender for each lot.

  • Recurrence: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.

CPV: Breathing apparatus · Gas-detection apparatus · Health and safety services · Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Supply and Maintenance of Gas Detection MonitorsAwardedRenewal
Extensions: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Supply and Maintenance of Draeger Breathing ApparatusAwardedRenewal
Extensions: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipmentAwardedRenewal
Extensions: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80–100 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 100 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
First published
28 May 2021, 14:04 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2021, 17:44 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Jun 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021073
Classification (CPV)
Breathing apparatusGas-detection apparatusHealth and safety servicesRepair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b650 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
29 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jun 2021 → 26 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Jun 2021, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    25 Aug 2021, 17:44 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Aug 2021, 17:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £1,700,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 182 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 25 Aug 2021

Contracts

  • Supply and Maintenance of Gas Detection Monitors · OBW TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Supply and Maintenance of Draeger Breathing Apparatus · DRAEGER SAFETY U K LTD

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    £375,000
    Status
    active
  • Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment · Breathe Safety LtdSME

    Signed
    25 Aug 2021
    Value
    £325,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Supply and Maintenance of Gas Detection Monitors6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Supply and Maintenance of Draeger Breathing Apparatus6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • BREATHE SAFETY LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 17 Whittle Road Ferndown Industrial Estate, WIMBORNE, UK, BH21 7RLContact email
  • DRAEGER SAFETY U K LTDAwarded supplier ULLSWATER CLOSE, BLYTH, UK, NE24 4RGContact email
  • OBW TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDAwarded supplier Unit 24, Innovation Works, National Technology Park, LIMERICK, IEContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.