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Published 27 Jan 2021, 12:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAERA - (specialist) Truxor vehicle cutting of South East (SE) wetland Nature Reserves (NRs)

Official notice

Authority: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIEA (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Jan 2021
Awarded to SPECIALIST LAKE SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an agency within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). NIEA wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide specialist wetland management services using Truxor machinery. It is anticipated that this Contract will commence on the date of Contract award, expected to be in December 2020, for an initial period of three years with two options to extend for any period up to, and including, twelve months each.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Aquaculture services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • AC1 Key Personnel Experience: 10.2%
  • AC2 Contract Management: 9.9%
  • AC3 Business Continuity: 9.9%
  • AC4 Hourly Rate: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
  • AC1 Key Personnel Experience: 10.2
  • AC2 Contract Management: 9.9
  • AC3 Business Continuity: 9.9
  • AC4 Hourly Rate: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jan 2021, 12:32 GMT
Last source update
27 Jan 2021, 12:32 GMT
Authority reference
ID 3006867
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001626
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesAquaculture servicesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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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 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SPECIALIST LAKE SERVICES LTDSMEContract£150,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency NIEA

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Quoile Countryside Centre, Downpatrick, UK, BT30 7JBContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.