Official UK procurement notice
Department of Justice Youth Justice Agency
Authority: Department of Justice for Northern Ireland - Youth Justice Agency·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Justice (DoJ) Youth Justice Agency (TYA) requires a Contractor for the provision of security and ancillary services for the Communications Hub located at the Juvenile Justice Centre (JJC) for Northern Ireland, located on the outskirts of Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. The Contractor will be required to provide staffing and management for the Communications Hub on a 24/7, year round basis, including nights, weekends and public/privilege holidays. The core functions of the Hub are the management of communication and the control of three key business areas namely: Safety and Security, Access Control and Building Management.
CPV: Alarm-monitoring services · Guard services · Investigation and security services · Security services · Surveillance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Department of Justice (DOJ_ Youth Justice Agency (YJA) requires a Contractor for…AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
The Department of Justice (DOJ_ Youth Justice Agency (YJA) requires a Contractor for the provision of Security and Ancillary Services for the Communications Hub located at the Juvenille Justice Centre (JJC) or Northern Ireland located on the outskirts of Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. The Contractor will be required to provide staffing and management for the Communications Hub on a 24/7 basis including nights, weekends and public/privilege holidays, The core functions of the Hub are the management of communication and the control of three key business areas namely, Safety and Security, Access Control and Building Management.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: 70
- Price: 30
- Shortlisting
- As detailed in the procurement documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 May 2022, 16:09 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2025, 17:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03350fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
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 Supplies and. Services. Division 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 up to. three years from. the date of issue of the. certificate.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). The authority had incorporated a standstill period before this contract modification was awarded.
Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on this Framework will be managed as per the. 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. CPD. for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory. levels within the specified period, it. may be grounds for termination of the contract at the. Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of. Written. Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. 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 multiple Notice of Written Warning or Notice of Unsatisfactory.. Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of. three 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..
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 8 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
8 Jun 2022 → 7 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Jun 2022, 15:00 BST
- Notice published6 Mar 2025, 17:17 GMT
- Contract starts7 Mar 2025
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2022- Status changed to complete15 Aug 2022, 09:41 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Aug 2022, 09:41 BST
- Buyer details updated6 Mar 2025, 17:17 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WITHHELD +1 morejoint award | — | — | Awarded |
| "WITHHELD OF SECURITY REASONS"Contract | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008274-2025-ID 4029532-1 · WITHHELD +1 more
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,775,293
- Period
- 5 Mar 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
- Status
- active
- Change The Contract is being modified to allow for additional services to cover the role of 3 night workers within the Woodlands Juvenille Justice Centre. The modification is a necessary requirement to address a critical business need and ensure continuity of essential services provided by YJA to support extremely complex and vulnerable young people., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Contract is being modified to allow for additional services to cover the role of 3 night workers within the Woodlands Juvenille Justice Centre. The modification is a necessary requirement to address a critical business need and ensure continuity of essential services provided by YJA to support extremely complex and vulnerable young people.
Contract · "WITHHELD OF SECURITY REASONS"
- Signed
- 12 Aug 2022
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Period
- … – 30 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Justice - Youth Justice AgencyContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
- Department of Justice - Youth Justice Agency YJAContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresMediation bodyReview contact point
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation orceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- "WITHHELD OF SECURITY REASONS"Awarded supplier
- WITHHELDAwarded supplier
- WITHHELDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.