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Published 3 Nov 2022, 14:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4239643 - DoJ - NIPS - Supply and Delivery of Control and Restraint Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Prison Service (Central government)

7 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitableMax 7 lots to bid
Published estimate£1,000,000total for 7 lots
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2022awarded 26 Jan 2023
Awarded to Information withheld for security reasons

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice NI (DOJNI) and is responsible for the management of Her Majesty’s Prisons in Northern Ireland. The Prison Service operates under the control of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. There are three Prisons in Northern Ireland, which comprise of Maghaberry and Magilligan, accommodating adult male prisoners, and Hydebank Wood College, which accommodates both male and female students. The Northern Ireland Prison Service, (NIPS) wish to establish a contract(s) for the supply and delivery of a range of Control and Restraint Equipment. Please refer to the Specification for further details of the requirement.

CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Garments · Helmets · Protective and safety clothing · Protective gear · Protective headgear · Safety vests · Special clothing and accessories

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · all with a published value (£1,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 7 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Public Order ShieldsCancelledPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Public Order ProtectionCancelledPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Public Order HelmetCancelledPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Stab Proof VestAwardedPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Flame Retardant ClothingCancelledPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6BatonsCancelledPublished value£150,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7AccessoriesCancelledPublished value£100,000
Extensions: The contract is for an initial period of 5 years followed by 5 optional extension periods of 12 months 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 · same split on all 7 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 80%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Supply Chain: 20%
  • price: 80%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Supply Chain: 20
  • Price: 80
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
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
3 Nov 2022, 14:48 GMT
Last source update
31 Jan 2023, 13:49 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002932
Classification (CPV)
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesGarmentsHelmetsProtective and safety clothingProtective gearProtective headgearSafety vestsSpecial clothing and accessories
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037eda Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) .

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). . Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor Northern Ireland Prison Service can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The estimated contract values are broad estimates only, include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential users. The estimates are not deemed to be a condition 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. Contract monitoring: 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 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. The authority expressly reserves the rights: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; (iii) to award a contracts in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice and (iv) to award contract(s) in stages. And under no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by Candidates.

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
5 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Dec 2022 → 5 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    31 Jan 2023, 13:49 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2023, 13:49 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 7
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 4 · Stab Proof Vest1 award
Information withheld for security reasons£300,000 †—Awarded

6 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Lot 4 - Stab Proof Vest · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    26 Jan 2023
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Stab Proof Vest1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Northern Ireland Prison Service

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresMediation bodyReview body The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier Information withheld for security reasons, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria