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Department of Justice (DoJ) Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services 2021-2022
Security services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Justice: "Department of Justice (DoJ) Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services 2021-2022". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Department of Justice | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Market Analytics
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Published history for Department of Justice. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Justice | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published25 Jun 2021, 10:03 BST | Last source update25 Jun 2021, 10:03 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationSecurity services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a255 | ||
What is being bought
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will be awarding a short term interim contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland.
Under Article 35 of Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 a curfew requirement can include the provision of EM as a condition of court bail, post-release licence or range of
community supervision orders for adults and young persons. The scope of EM is a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring
offenders in the community.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
25 Jun 2021, 10:03 BST - Buyer information updated
25 Jun 2021, 10:03 BST - Status changed to complete
1 Apr 2021, 17:22 BST - Official notice release published
1 Apr 2021, 17:22 BST - Buyer information updated
1 Apr 2021, 17:22 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe Department of Justice (DOJ) will be awarding a short term interim contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland. Under Article 35 of Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 a curfew requirement can include the provision of EM as a condition of court bail, post-release licence or range of community supervision orders for adults and young persons. The scope of EM is a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
25 Jun 2021, 10:03 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 10 May 2021, 00:00 BST · £1,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards With held for security reasons Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Department of Justice (DoJ) Provision of Electronic Monitoring (EM) Services 2021-2022 £1,500,000 · signed 10 May 2021, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 1 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Department of Justice
Contracting authority GB-FTS-20586Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThere are derogations under the Regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier, in this case under Regulation (32(2) (c) in cases of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseen or attributable to the contracting authority, where the time limits for the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be compiled with.
Due the the unforeseen pandemic and its impact , it de-stabilised all public sector activity as resources were redirected and delayed planned procurement activity , it further destabilised the market ; in particular the security services sector where there is face to face contact required in a pandemic for essential services such as this.
There is no option to do nothing; under Article 35 of Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 a curfew requirement can include the provision of EM as a condition of court
bail, post-release licence or range of community supervision orders for adults and young persons. EM is an essential public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the
criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community and therefore also in the public interest/public safety.
As it is a complex service, with high switching costs and high technical standards which must be robustly tested to ensure accuracy and confidence to all key stakeholders (including
subjects and the criminal justice agencies) ; it is an unavoidable, longer process and a longer lead in time to test followed by the transition process to switch out equipment etc. In addition to testing it further includes TUPE and CTC clearance which need 3-6 months.
As equipment and installations are a large proportion of the contract , another derogation also applies; Regulation 32(5)(b) for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are
intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in
incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance.
This contract is required to meet legislative and public safety obligations, therefore we are further applying the derogation under the EU DIRECTIVE 2014/24 whereby it is explicit
under Provision 41 that : Nothing in this Directive should prevent the imposition or enforcement of measures necessary to protect public policy, public morality, public security, health, human and animal life, the preservation of plant life or other environmental
measures, in particular with a view to sustainable development, provided that those measures are in conformity with the TFEU.
This is a short term interim contract to ensure continuity of services (October 2021-October 2022) whilst the contract is retendered.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated pre market engagement (PIN has been published in FTS) to inform the procurement process to award a new contract for the
provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland.
The anticipated Service Delivery Go Live date of the new contract 03 October 2022. The tender opportunity and Contract Notice will be advertised in FTS in due course. |