Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Belfast Electrical Lot 2
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the continued provision of a Term Service Contract for Electrical Maintenance and Minor Works (Belfast Region) Lot 2 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEATs issued on 28 May 2021, 15 April 2022 and 13 December 2022.
CPV: Building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior
The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior
publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect
of the continued provision of a Term Service Contract for Electrical Maintenance and Minor
Works (Belfast Region) Lot 2 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined
in the previous VEAT issued on 13 December 2022.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2023, 17:00 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2023, 16:03 BST
- Authority reference
Belfast Electrical Lot 2- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031868- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03faf6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is GBP 4 000 000 which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This contingency includes sums to permit work in other Lots (as per the contract and Regulation 72 (1)(a)). Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the previous VEAT Notice, EANI are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to increased demand for Special Educational Needs (SEN) placements, which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Notice or subsequent VEAT Notices. The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure continued service delivery of the SEN placement programme and in particular the potential of further ongoing response maintenance works as may be required before the contract expiry. The EANI does not intend to extend the time of this contract beyond the modification referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035185 published on 13 December 2022. Rather, this publication is to increase the value of the contract.
To secure continuity, the provisions of the contract as referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035185 and in VEAT 2022/S 000-010140 remain. Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as a change of provider:
(i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement and given the need to ensure continued access to EANI schools and facilities and could result in partial/total closure of schools; and
(ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs.
EANI envisages new contract award by 31/05/24.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Oct 2023 → 28 Oct 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Oct 2023, 16:03 BST
- Contract starts28 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2023, 16:03 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irwin ME Ltd | £4,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Irwin ME LtdSME | £39,265,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026525-2023-1 · Irwin ME Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2023
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 May 2024
- Status
- active
Contract 031868-2023-Belfast Electrical Lot 2-1 · Irwin ME LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2023
- Value
- £39,265,000
- Period
- 28 Oct 2023 – 31 May 2024
- Status
- active
- Change An extension to the value of the contract of 4,000,000.00 GBP which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. The EANI does not intend to extend the time of this contract beyond the modification referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035185 published on 13 December 2022. Rather, this publication is to increase the value of the contract. The total value of the extension is £4,000,000 GBP. Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the previous VEAT Notice, EANI are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to increased demand for Special Educational Needs (SEN) placements, which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Notice or subsequent VEAT Notices. The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure continued service delivery of the SEN placement programme and in particular the potential of further ongoing response maintenance works as may be required before the contract expiry. The EANI does not intend to extend the time of this contract beyond the modification referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035185 published on 13 December 2022. Rather, this publication is to increase the value of the contract. Further information in VII.2.2 below., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: To secure continuity, the provisions of the contract as referenced in VEAT 2022/S 000-035185 and in VEAT 2022/S 000-010140 remain. Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is GBP 4 000 000 which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This contingency includes sums to permit work in other Lots (as per the contract and Regulation 72 (1)(a)). Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as a change of provider: (i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement and given the need to ensure continued access to EANI schools and facilities and could result in partial/total closure of schools; and (ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs. EANI envisages new contract award by 31/05/24.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Education Authority NIContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitionsReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Irwin ME LtdAwarded supplier
- Irwin ME LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.