Official UK procurement notice
ID 4890047 - Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) - Managed Vehicle Recovery Service
Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland (Police & fire)·Consortium: 18 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe public, through the Police, are entitled to a fast and effective vehicle recovery service. To provide this service the PSNI intends to appoint a Managing Agent (Contractor) to manage a vehicle recovery service throughout all of Northern Ireland. Analysis of statistical data relating to the numbers of vehicle removals across Northern Ireland has indicated that there are approximately 7500 vehicle removals per annum, with approximately 95 per cent of these removals being of vehicles falling into the Light Vehicle category. This data is being provided solely for information purposes and the PSNI cannot guarantee the quantity of recoveries or volume of business that will arise from this contract. The Contractor will be directly responsible for the appointment and management of all Vehicle Recovery Operators (VROs) appointed to provide services under this scheme. The VRO requirements that the Contractor will be required to manage are provided within this specification. The Contractor must ensure that all relevant Road Traffic Orders, Regulations and other Statutory Provisions, are adhered to by all parties engaged in the delivery of any services under this Contract. The PSNI’s business relationship will be with the “Contractor” who will be required to appoint Recovery Operators, inspect, and manage the vehicle recovery service provision on behalf of police. A number of other government entities may also avail of the services provided by the Contractor under the provision of this contract:
- Department for Infrastructure (DFI)/DVA Enforcement/DVA Fleet Management
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- National Crime Agency
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA /Fisheries
- Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI)
- Belfast Harbour Police
- Northern Ireland Fire and rescue service (NIFRS) It is anticipated that the level of engagement between these parties and the Contractor will be minimal and as such it is the intention that these entities will use a similar protocol to that which will be followed by PSNI, when requesting services under this contract.
CPV: Automobile emergency road services · Breakdown and recovery services for buses · Breakdown and recovery services for cars · Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles · Breakdown and recovery services for motorcycles · Contract administration services · Miscellaneous business-related services · Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Vehicle towing-away services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,485,000
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: 65
- Price: 35
- Suitability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Services
- 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
- 11 Aug 2023, 09:07 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2024, 08:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Oct 2023 – …
- Authority reference
ID 4890047- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003453- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eef0Find a Tender
- Review procedure
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
Publisher note: 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be. terminated. The issue.. of a Certificate 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 certificate.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
Timeline
31 Aug 2023 → 31 Mar 2024 · 5 dates- Next notice expected31 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened3 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
- Notice published2 Feb 2024, 08:10 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until31 Mar 2024, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Aug 2023- Status changed to active30 Aug 2023, 12:39 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Aug 2023, 12:39 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST30 Aug 2023, 12:39 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Aug 2023, 12:39 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2024, 08:10 GMT
- Buyer details updated2 Feb 2024, 08:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| "withheld for security reasons"Contract | £2,580,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · "withheld for security reasons"
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2024
- Value
- £2,580,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
9 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Harbour PoliceContracting authority
- Department for Infrastructure NIContracting authority
- Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural AffairsContracting authority
- Health and Safety Executive for Northern IrelandContracting authority
- NI Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authority
- NI Fire and Rescue ServicesContracting authority
- National Crime AgencyContracting authority
- Northern Ireland Environment AgencyContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- "Withheld for Security Reasons"Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria