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Published 4 Oct 2021, 08:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PSNI - Underwater Search Capabliity

Official notice

Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,160,000exc. VAT21.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Nov 2021awarded 21 Feb 2022
Awarded to "withheld for security reasons"

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) requires a Contractor for the provision of underwater search services which are available twenty four hours a day, three hundred and sixty five days a year, on a call out basis. Please refer to the Specification of Requirements document for further information on the contract requirements.

CPV: Diving services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,160,000
Extensions: Option to extend the contract following expiry of the initial contract period for 4 further periods of 1 year each. · After the initial contract period, there are 4 options to extend for [1] year 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
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 45
  • Price: 55
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per Tender documentation.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 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
4 Oct 2021, 08:15 BST
Last source update
21 Feb 2022, 10:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
ID 3751090
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-004771
Classification (CPV)
Diving services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e749 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

The Contractors Performance will be measured during the Contract Term based on a.. weighted performance assessment model. The Client reserves the right to adjust performance indicators and weightings. The Client also reserves the right to adjust the frequency of performance reviews. The Contractors performance will also be measured against Key. Performance Indicators which are linked to a Service Credit Model. .

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

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.

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.. The issue of a Certificate 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate..

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

5 Nov 2021 → 5 Mar 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    5 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    21 Feb 2022, 10:14 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Feb 2022, 10:14 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Feb 2022, 10:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,705,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
"withheld for security reasons"SMEContract£1,705,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · "withheld for security reasons"SME

    Signed
    21 Feb 2022
    Value
    £1,705,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety c/o CPD 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact name, email

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 Belfast
  • he 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 contact point Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • "WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS"Awarded supplier Belfast, UKContact email

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