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Published 21 May 2024, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4901529 - DoF - IT Assist - ICT Disposal Framework

Official notice

Authority: The Department of Finance,·Consortium: 74 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Finance - IT Assist wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for Disposal Services for IT equipment, electronic and electrical equipment for use by the Northern Ireland Public Sector including Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies. Unauthorised disclosure of information / sensitive data is a major risk mainly due to the increasing dependence on electronic storage systems and the use of disposable media. Organisations have therefore developed asset disposal strategies that can require data to be deleted from media and equipment sometimes prior to its permanent removal from site for disposal and/or recycling or for assured data destruction. The framework therefore seeks to appoint Suppliers to; securely and irreversibly delete data from a range of media either on the customer’s premises or offsite; and securely and legally dispose of redundant information and communications technology equipment and media. Once the Framework Agreement has been established, secondary competitions will be completed for each disposal required. The Framework period is for 4 years. For further details regarding the requirement, please refer to document entitled 'ID 4901529 – Framework Specification'.

  • Recurrence: This Framework will potentially be due to be re-procured after the Framework period has concluded

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Computer-related professional services · Computer-related services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services · Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment · Refuse recycling services · Refuse transport services · Technical computer support services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 10 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “ID 4901529 - DoF - IT Assist - ICT Disposal Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · This Framework will potentially be due to be re-procured after the Framework period has concluded
First published
21 May 2024, 12:30 BST
Last source update
21 May 2024, 12:30 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jun 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016002
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and suppliesComputer-related professional servicesComputer-related servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal servicesRefuse and waste related servicesRefuse disposal and treatmentRefuse recycling servicesRefuse transport servicesTechnical computer support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04693a 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: Framework monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the Framework Agreement 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 Suppliers Place on the Framework Agreement 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. The Framework Agreement. is being let by the Department of Finance on behalf of any listed public sector organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including:- Government Departments; Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies; or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised. bodies or other grant recipients). A list of organisations is included in the tender documents. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.

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
Appointment period ends
19 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 May 2024 → 18 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 May 2024, 12:30 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 Jun 2024, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Jun 2024, 15:30 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    18 Sept 2024, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

26 public bodies on the notice

The Department of Finance,

Contracting authority

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria