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Published 14 Mar 2023, 13:19 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4481944 - DOJ – FSNI - Supply, Delivery, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Benchtop Chemical Vapour (Disulfur dinitride - S2N2) Fingerprint Development System

Authority: Department of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£181,000exc. VAT0.6% below published estimate

Submissions closed 18 Apr 2023awarded 15 May 2023

Awarded to Withheld for security reasons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) is seeking to establish a contract for the supply, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a benchtop chemical vapour (Disulfur dinitride - S2N2) fingerprint development system for use with specialised evidence types for Specialist Fingerprint Unit within FSNI.

CPV: Biochemical analysers · Clinical forensics equipment and supplies · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Instruments for checking physical characteristics · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedPublished value£181,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: After the initial contract period, there is one option to extend for 5 years.Variant bids: not allowed

33950000 Clinical forensics equipment and supplies 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)38400000 Instruments for checking physical characteristics 38434500 Biochemical analysers 38900000 Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments 51430000 Installation services of laboratory equipment

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: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Qualitative Criteria: 60%
Quantitative Criteia: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Qualitative Criteria: 60
Quantitative Criteia: 40

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
As per tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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: Open procedure
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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 14 Mar 2023, 13:19 GMT
Last source update: 15 May 2023, 10:22 BST
Award evaluation window: 18 Apr 2023 – …
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-013719
Classification (CPV): Biochemical analysersClinical forensics equipment and suppliesInstallation services of laboratory equipmentInstruments for checking physical characteristicsLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsMiscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b2af Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Publisher note: Contract monitoring: 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 Construction and Procurement. Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve. to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for. termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In. lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory. Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. (as amended), be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up. to three years.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 18 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 18 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST

Timeline

18 Apr 2023 → 17 Jul 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
18 Apr 2023, 15:00 BST
Bids opened
18 Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
Notice published
15 May 2023, 10:22 BST
Bids must remain valid until
17 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2023

Status changed to complete
15 May 2023, 10:22 BST
Buyer details updated
15 May 2023, 10:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £180,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 15 May 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Withheld for security reasonsSMEContract	£180,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · Withheld for security reasonsSME
Signed
15 May 2023
Value
£180,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety C/O 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Withheld for Security reasonsAwarded supplier C/O 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria