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Published 7 Apr 2023, 09:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NIPB 4786657 Custody Suite Communication Systems Services - PSNI Estate

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Policing Board (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,940,000exc. VAT24.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 17 May 2023awarded 23 Aug 2023
Awarded to Withheld for security reasons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Employer Is Looking To Appoint A Single Economic Operator (Contractor) For The Provision Of Custody Suite Communication Systems Services Across The PSNI Estate Utilising An Nec4 Term Service Contract.

CPV: Access control system · Closed-circuit surveillance system · Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£2,940,000

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    List and brief description of conditions: In order for a Economic Operator to be eligible to. Participate in this . competition they must hold licenses, accreditation or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out in the ... Tender documents.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
7 Apr 2023, 09:38 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005693
Classification (CPV)
Access control systemClosed-circuit surveillance systemRepair and maintenance services of security equipment
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bd91 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadlines for review procedures. This procurement is. governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered or who risk suffering loss, or. damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of duty owed in accordance with regulation 91, to start proceedings in the High Court. A. standstill Period will commence at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. that notification. will provide information on the award decision. the Standstill Period which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for. unsuccessful tenders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived. noncompliance with the relevant law must be stated within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or. ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. A court may extend the time limit to 3 months when the court. considers there is a good reason for doing so.

Publisher note: The Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced. by.publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. and in.no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this competition. Contracts. awarded as.a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive. jurisdiction.of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as a result of this. competition. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting Authority. While. it intends to do so,. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures. envisaged by this notice... No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures envisaged by it. The. Contracting Authority reserves the.right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the award process. The. Contracting Authority shall disqualify.any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations. (PCR) (subject to any overriding public.interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which: (a) Provides. information or confirmations which later.prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within the timescale. required by this notice or by the Invitation to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process. Instructions on how. to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be registered on the Contracting Authorities eprocurement portal, eTendersNI available on the. following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do . All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within the. Introduction and Brief Explanation document held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.

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
17 May 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 May 2023, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 May 2023 → 17 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 May 2023, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 May 2023, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    17 May 2024, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Feb 2024, 15:29 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate. Date: (dd/mm/yyyy) · IV.2.2)—30 May 2023

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,654,4841 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Withheld for security reasonsContract£3,654,484 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    23 Aug 2023
    Value
    £3,654,484
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Northern Ireland Policing Board

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 31 Clarendon Road, BELFAST, UK, BT1 3BGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Withheld for Security ReasonsAwarded supplier Belfast, UKContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria