Official UK procurement notice
FSNI 5056150 FSNI PROJECT ATLAS
Authority: Department of Justice Northern Ireland·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision Of New, Modern, Office And Laboratory Accommodation For Forensic Science Northern Ireland Comprising A Three Storey Building With Full Roof Level Plant Area, On A Split Level Site; Circa 10,400m2; Ancillary Buildings; Associated Site Works; All Within A Shared Operational PSNI Complex. The Contract includes 3 years aftercare services following completion of the facility.
CPV: Building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£51,000,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
In order for a Contractor / Consultant to be eligible to participate in this competition they must. hold licences, accreditation or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out in the PQQ 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Aug 2023, 08:13 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2026, 10:22 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014157- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f07dFind a Tender
- Performance terms
The Economic Operators’ performance on this Contract will be regularly monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit see www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/… ↗ . . If an Economic Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the Contracting Authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively A list of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/listpublicb… ↗. .
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:. This procurement.. is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who. have suffered, or who risk suffering,.. loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in. accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the.. High Court. A standstill period will commence at the. point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers... That notification will provide. information on the award decision.. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,.. provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to. challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating.. to any perceived noncompliance. with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic... operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may. extend the time limit to 3.. months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process. commenced. by. publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure. of the tendering competition;. and in. no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by. candidates participating in this competition. Contracts. awarded as. a result of this procurement process shall be. considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the. exclusive jurisdiction. of the Northern Ireland. Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as. a result of this competition.. The. process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting. Authority. While it. intends to do so,. the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of. the. procedures envisaged by this notice.. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or. procedures envisaged. by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the. right to vary its requirements and the. procedures relating to the conduct of the award. process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify. any Economic. Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts. Regulations (PCR) (subject to any. overriding public. interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which:. (a) Provides. information or confirmations which later. prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within. the. timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation. to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during. the process.. Instructions. on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be. registered on the Contracting Authorities eprocurement. portal, eTendersNI available on. the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/. home.do. All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within. the Introduction and Brief Explanation. document. held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5056150 ↗
- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
30 Nov 2023 → 17 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Next notice expected30 Nov 2023
- Submission deadline4 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published248 days ago17 Feb 2026, 10:22 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2023- Status changed to cancelled12 Oct 2023, 09:40 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Oct 2023, 09:40 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Oct 2023, 09:40 BST
- Published value updated to £51,000,00018 Oct 2023, 10:49 BSTwas £50,000,000
- Status changed to active18 Oct 2023, 10:49 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Oct 2023, 10:49 BST
- Deadline published: 23 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT18 Oct 2023, 10:49 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Oct 2023, 10:49 BST
- Deadline moved to 4 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT16 Nov 2023, 07:05 GMT+11 days · was 23 Nov 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete17 Feb 2026, 10:22 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2) | 23 Nov 2023 | 4 Dec 2023 | +11 d |
PQQ RECEIPT DATE TO BE ALTERED TO 4TH DECEMBER 2023 AT 3PM
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2023
- 2023-08: 1 release · 17 Aug 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Registered name GRAHAM Trading nameContract | £69,655,946 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract · JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Registered name GRAHAM Trading name
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Value
- £69,655,946
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- CPD - Construction DivisionContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
- Department of Justice NI Forensic Science NIContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- CONSTRUCTION AND PROCUEMENT DELIVERYReview body
- Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations BranchReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria