Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DAERA)
C/O Clare House 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
Contact
Donna Williams
Donna.Williams@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816414
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DAC 145/20 - Portal Industrial Staff - Seal Checks
Reference number
DAC 145/20
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Port Seal Checks
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £257,101
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The legislative basis for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Operational Delivery Programme is in the Official Controls Regulation (OCR) (2017/625). The requirements as set out in the OCR are part of domestic law as a result of Article 5(4) of the NI Protocol and Section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Under the OCR, DAERA is responsible for SPS checks on certain goods coming into Northern Ireland.
The service is for seal checks at the Port.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will commence on the 2nd January 2021. The initial period is for 12 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months if required.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
Under Regulation 32(c) these services are required for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, and the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. This is as a result of the UK exit and conditions imposed on NI. The legislative basis for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Operational Delivery Programme is in the Official ControlsRegulation (OCR) (2017/625). The requirements as set out in the OCR are part of domestic law as a result of Article 5(4) of the NI Protocol and Section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Under the OCR, DAERA is responsible for SPS checks on certain goods coming into Northern Ireland. Further it is in the public interest and for public safety that this requirement must be met. This is further in line with a derogation under the EU DIRECTIVE 2014/24 whereby it is explicit under Provision 41
that : Nothing in this Directive should prevent the imposition or enforcement of measures necessary to protect public policy, public morality, public security, health, human and animal life, the preservation of plant life or other environmental measures, in particular with a view to sustainable development, provided that those measures are in conformity with the TFEU.For these checks to take place at GB Ports prior to goods moving to NI to ensure the free flow of freight traffic and avoid congestion. Staff need to be in place by mid-December and given these extremely tight timescales DAERA cannot now facilitate competitive procurement procedures and it is in the public interest that staff are urgently put in place to conduct these checks as they are critical to ensure
uninterrupted supply of food and goods to NI post EU Exit on 1 January 2021. These are Schedule 3 Services and below the 'light touch regime threshold.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DAC 145/20
Title
DAC 145/20 - Portal Industrial Staff - Seal Checks
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 December 2020
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Carlisle Support Services
Unit 8M - 8N Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, Kirkby
Liverpool
L33 7XW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £257,101
Total value of the contract/lot: £257,101
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Under Regulation 32(c) these services are required for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, and the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. This is as a result of the UK exit and conditions imposed on NI. The legislative basis for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Operational Delivery Programme is in the Official ControlsRegulation (OCR) (2017/625). The requirements as set out in the OCR are part of domestic law as a result of Article 5(4) of the NI Protocol and Section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Under the OCR, DAERA is responsible for SPS checks on certain goods coming into Northern Ireland. Further it is in the public interest and for public safety that this requirement must be met. This is further in line with a derogation under the EU DIRECTIVE 2014/24 whereby it is explicit under Provision 41
that : Nothing in this Directive should prevent the imposition or enforcement of measures necessary to protect public policy, public morality, public security, health, human and animal life, the preservation of plant life or other environmental measures, in particular with a view to sustainable development, provided that those measures are in conformity with the TFEU.For these checks to take place at GB Ports prior to goods moving to NI to ensure the free flow of freight traffic and avoid congestion. Staff need to be in place by mid-December and given these extremely tight timescales DAERA cannot now facilitate competitive procurement procedures and it is in the public interest that staff are urgently put in place to conduct these checks as they are critical to ensure
uninterrupted supply of food and goods to NI post EU Exit on 1 January 2021. These are Schedule 3 Services and below the 'light touch regime threshold.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal / mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom