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Published 18 Mar 2022, 12:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

NI Assembly - Operation and Maintenance contract for Broadcasting and related Sound and Vision Services

Official notice

Authority: NI Assembly

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£3,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2022awarded 7 Jul 2022
Awarded to Pi Communications

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Operation and Maintenance contract for Broadcasting and related Sound and Vision Services

CPV: Broadcasting equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment · Television and radio broadcast transmission services · Television broadcast transmission services

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
Yes
First published
18 Mar 2022, 12:34 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2024, 10:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Apr 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002692
Classification (CPV)
Broadcasting equipmentRepair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipmentTelevision and radio broadcast transmission servicesTelevision broadcast transmission services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032391 Find a Tender

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
22 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Apr 2022, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Apr 2022 → 26 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    22 Apr 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    26 Jan 2024, 10:41 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    19 Jan 2024, 16:51 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Date07/07/2022 · VI.2.1)7 Jul 20226 Jul 2028+2191 d
—Textinformation on value of contract · VI.2.4)32210000.003221000.00

Date of conclusion of contract - 72 months from commencement date of 07/07/2022 Value is £3.2 million

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £32,210,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pi CommunicationsSMEContract£32,210,000 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Assembly

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Parliament Buildings, Belfast, UK, BT4 3XXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Northern Ireland AssemblyReview body BelfastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Pi CommunicationsAwarded supplier 19 Church Avenue, Belfast, UK, BT17 9RSContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.