Official UK procurement notice
ID 4194215 DoJ FSNI DNA Extraction and Profiling Kits
Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland FSNI
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) is seeking to establish a Contract for the supply, and delivery of DNA Extraction and Profiling Kits that are approved by the Forensic Information Database Service (FINDS) Strategy Board for upload to the UK National DNA Database. The Contract will remain in place for an initial period of 7 years, with two options to extend (for any period up to and including 3 years then 2 years). If tendering for Lot 1 (Casework Extraction Kits), two kits must be provided (kits A and B). If tendering for Lots 2 and 3 (profiling kits), one kit can be proposed up to a maximum of 3 kits per Lot.
CPV: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value (£15,900,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 8 of themLot #1Casework Extraction Kits - Kit A Enhanced DNA ExtractionPublished value£720,000
Lot #2Casework Extraction Kits - Kit B Complementary PurificationPublished value£180,000
Lot #3Profiling Kits – Subject / Direct Amplification Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 1Published value£3,250,000
Lot #4Profiling Kits – Subject / Direct Amplification Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 2Published value£3,250,000
Lot #5Profiling Kits – Subject / Direct Amplification Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 3Published value£3,250,000
Lot #6Profiling Kits – Case Work Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 1Published value£1,750,000
Lot #7Profiling Kits – Case Work Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 2Published value£1,750,000
Lot #8Profiling Kits – Case Work Stream Samples - Proposed Kit 3Published value£1,750,000
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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).
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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).
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 1 Jun 2022, 12:19 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2022, 12:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ID 4194215- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015330- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034288Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will comply with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where applicable, will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to all Economic Operators.
Publisher note: The figure indicated in 11.1.5 represents an estimated contract value. To clarify, the total estimated contract value for Lot 1 is £900,000;. Lot 2 is £3,250,000 and Lot 3 is £1,750,000. These values reflects the potential scale of the contract, however, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. 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 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Jul 2022, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Jul 2022, 15:30 BST
Timeline
1 Jun 2022 → 28 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published1 Jun 2022, 12:19 BST
- Submission deadline1 Jul 2022, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened1 Jul 2022, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until28 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria