Official UK procurement notice
ID 4893840 - FSNI - Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of Forensic Laser Systems
Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionForensic Science Northern Ireland (FSNI) are seeking to establish a contract for the supply of six (6) forensic laser systems (each operating over 3 specific wavelengths) for use within FSNI’s Evidence Recovery Unit (ERU) along with associated consumables. FSNI’s requirements for laser systems vary greatly, therefore for the purposes of this contract, the requirements have been split into Lots as follows: Lot 1 – Supply and Maintenance of Blue Laser Systems Lot 2 – Supply and Maintenance of Green Laser Systems Lot 3 – Supply and Maintenance of Yellow Laser Systems Each lot will also include the associated consumables such as safety goggles, camera filters etc. It is anticipated that FSNI will initially purchase 2 x blue laser systems, 2 x green laser systems and 2 x yellow laser systems during the first year of this contract. The contract will remain in place for an initial period of two (2) years, followed by two optional extension periods of three (3) years and five (5) years respectively (up to a maximum of 10 years overall).
CPV: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies · Detection and analysis apparatus · Installation services of laboratory equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Lasers
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£150,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply and Maintenance of Blue Laser SystemsAwardedPublished value£50,000
Lot #2Supply and Maintenance of Green Laser SystemsAwardedPublished value£50,000
Lot #3Supply and Maintenance of Yellow Laser SystemsAwardedPublished value£50,000
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Installation Engineer Experience: 14%
- Quality Management and Processes: 42%
- Contract Management: 14%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Installation Engineer Experience: 14
- Quality Management and Processes: 42
- Contract Management: 14
- Price: 30
- 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
- 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
- 18 Aug 2023, 14:40 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jan 2024, 12:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Sept 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000118- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f545Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), and incorporated. a standstill period at the point information on the awards of the contracts was communicated to tenderers. Those notifications provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contracts were entered into.
Publisher note: Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies,. is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could. be threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with Regulation 50(6)(a). The contract values listed are broad estimates only and include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimates are not deemed to be conditions of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery 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 written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and 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 up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 18 Sept 2023, 15:30 BST
Timeline
18 Sept 2023 → 3 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline18 Sept 2023, 15:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Sept 2023, 15:30 BST
- Bids must remain valid until17 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published3 Jan 2024, 12:34 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Jan 2024, 12:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Supply and Maintenance of Blue Laser Systems1 award | |||
| Withheld for security reasonsSME | £80,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Supply and Maintenance of Green Laser Systems1 award | |||
| Withheld for security reasonsSME | £80,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Supply and Maintenance of Yellow Laser Systems1 award | |||
| Withheld for security reasonsSME | £80,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Supply and Maintenance of Blue Laser Systems · Withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2024
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Supply and Maintenance of Green Laser Systems · Withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2024
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Supply and Maintenance of Yellow Laser Systems · Withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 2 Jan 2024
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Supply and Maintenance of Blue Laser Systems | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Supply and Maintenance of Green Laser Systems | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Supply and Maintenance of Yellow Laser Systems | 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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.Review body
- 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Withheld for Security ReasonsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.