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Published 21 Apr 2023, 08:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4640496 - PSNI - Public Address and Event Support

Official notice

Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI ICS (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,698,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 May 2023awarded 18 Aug 2023
Awarded to This is withheld for security reasons.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PSNI support approximately 60 PA systems across the Northern Ireland estate, each comprising of amplification/ processing common equipment, loudspeakers, microphone/ announcement points and in most cases, include for the provision of ‘Bomb Alarm’ and pre-recorded alert announcements. Event support shall include for attendance at approximately 15 occasions per year, primarily centred in Greater Belfast where supplied portable or existing fixed equipment shall be employed for PA sound amplification. This contract shall provide for the supply, installation and maintenance of PA equipment, and the provision of scheduled event support requiring the operation of public address amplification. Please see document entitled "ID 4640496 - Specification Schedule” for full details of the requirement.

  • Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

CPV: Boat-location and public address system · Public address systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,698,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: PSNI shall require to establish a call-off contract with the appointed Contractor for a period of three years with the option to extend this by two further periods, each of 12 months. · This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period (3 years) or following any extension period (2 periods of 1 year each).Variant bids: not allowed

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 Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 60
  • Quantitative Criteria: 40
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

Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

First published
21 Apr 2023, 08:31 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2023, 12:26 BST
Award evaluation window
24 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-024323
Classification (CPV)
Boat-location and public address systemPublic address systems
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c274 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD have complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and have. incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) which has now ended.

Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and 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. this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published. on the CPD website. Any Contractor. in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender. submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
24 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 May 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 May 2023 → 22 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 May 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 May 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 Aug 2023, 12:26 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Aug 2023, 12:26 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    18 Aug 2023, 12:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,698,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
This is withheld for security reasons.SMEContract£1,698,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · This is withheld for security reasons.SME

    Signed
    18 Aug 2023
    Value
    £1,698,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI ICS

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Lislea Drive, BELFAST, UK, BT9 7JGContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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 PCR2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • This is withheld for security reasons.Awarded supplier This is withheld for security reasons., UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.