DOJ DAC 10/24 Provision of Helium BiPS

Official notice

Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Chemical products (24) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Awarded value£180,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Jun 2024

Awarded to Information withheld for security reasons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Direct Award Contract is to cover expenditure for the supply of cylinders of helium gas with a Built In Purification System (BIPS) for use with an instrumentation set up in a number of labs across FSNI which demands high purity helium in order to avoid unnecessary maintenance, repair and down time.

CPV: Helium

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: 20 Jun 2024, 13:11 BST
Last source update: 20 Jun 2024, 13:11 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-019034
Classification (CPV): Helium
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047177 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: This contract is awarded in accordance with the following derogations under the regulations:
I. Where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii);
II. For reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights (reg32(2)(b) iii) but only where
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement.
BIPS cylinders are exclusive to the contractor, who have this system patented, therefore no other supplier can offer the same or similar products in UK or Ireland.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £180,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Jun 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Information withheld for security reasonsSME	£180,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 019034-2024-1 · Information withheld for security reasonsSME
Signed
20 Jun 2024
Value
£180,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier N/A, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.