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Published 1 Mar 2022, 17:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 3511608 - Department of Infrastructure - Roads and Rivers - GPS System Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Department for Infrastructure (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,149,520exc. VAT21.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2022awarded 13 May 2022
Awarded to Teletrac Navman (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply, Installation, Support and Maintenance of a GPS Vehicle Tracking and Data Transfer System that will be used to track and monitor approximately 780 Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads and Rivers vehicles throughout the whole of Northern Ireland. The requirement shall also cover Forestry Service with approximately 135 vehicles, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Environment, Marine and Fisheries Group (EMFG), with approximately 175 vehicles - all of which are part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

  • Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

CPV: Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent) · Maintenance of information technology software · Navigation equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,149,520
Extensions: After the initial contract period of 5 years there will be an options to extend the contract for a further three periods. Two periods of 2 years and one period of 1 year +2+2+1 · This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension periodVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 40%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 40
  • Quantitative Criteria: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

First published
1 Mar 2022, 17:34 GMT
Last source update
13 May 2022, 14:32 BST
Award evaluation window
31 Mar 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012502
Classification (CPV)
Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)Maintenance of information technology softwareNavigation equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031c94 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into

Publisher note: 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. The authority expressly reserves. the rights:. . (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. . (ii) to make. whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. . (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any. part(s) of the (services) covered by this notice; and. . (iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the authority be liable.. for any costs incurred by candidates.

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
31 Mar 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
31 Mar 2022, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

31 Mar 2022 → 29 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    31 Mar 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    31 Mar 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 May 2022, 14:32 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    29 Jun 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 May 2022, 14:32 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    13 May 2022, 14:32 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,694,6751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Teletrac Navman (UK) LtdSMEContract£1,694,675 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Infrastructure

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8GBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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 PCR2015 as amendedReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Teletrac Navman UK LtdAwarded supplier Kl-First Floor, Kents Hill Business Park,, Milton Keynes, UK, MK7 6BZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.