Official UK procurement notice
ID 5674399 - DAERA - NIEA - MULTIPARAMETER SONDES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING OF LOUGH NEAGH INFLOWS
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Buyer requires seven Multiparameter Sondes for the high-resolution monitoring of the main Lough Neagh inflow and outflow rivers as part of a larger commissioned E and I project. The Supplier must also deliver the equipment prior to 31st March 2025. Warranty must also be provided, and further details are detailed with the document titled “ID 5674399 Specification”. This competition is being managed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and run using the Accelerated Open procedure. This is due to the urgent nature and the overarching DAERA-AFBI project which is expected to commence 2025. The aim of selecting this procedure is to ensure the items are delivered before the end of the financial year to allow the DAERA-AFBI Lough Neagh project to commence.
CPV: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Environmental services · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Nitrates and phosphates pollution assessment · Phosphates pollution assessment · Phosphinates, phosphonates, phosphates and polyphosphates · Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services · Sensors · Telemetry and terminal equipment · Telemetry equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£146,000
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 (2)
- AC3 Supply and Quality Control: 10%
- AC4 Total Cost: 90%
Published award criteria (4)
- AC1 Compliance with the Specification Schedule: 0
- AC2 Provision of a Technical Brochure and/or Supporting Technical Documentation: 0
- AC3 Supply and Quality Control: 10
- AC4 Total Cost: 90
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 17 Dec 2024, 16:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
5674399- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003689- Accelerated
- This is due to the urgent nature of the equipment and to ensure delivery by 31 March 2025.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c8ddFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Supplier’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. Supplier's not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Supplier 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Supplier 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 three years from the date of issue.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
7 Jan 2025 → 7 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Jan 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Jan 2025, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published4 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until7 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Feb 2025- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT
- Buyer details updated4 Feb 2025, 15:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAB & PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LTDSMEID 5674399 - DAERA - NIEA - MULTIPARAMETERSONDES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING OFLOUGH NEAGH INFLOWS | £140,396 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5674399 - DAERA - NIEA - MULTIPARAMETERSONDES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING OFLOUGH NEAGH INFLOWS · LAB & PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LTDSME
- Signed
- 4 Feb 2025
- Value
- £140,396
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern IrelandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LAB PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.