Contract

TEO SIB - Installation of Automated Meter Reading Systems

  • The Executive Office - Strategic Investment Board

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-000647

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cef2

Published 10 January 2022, 3:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Executive Office - Strategic Investment Board

5th Floor, 9 Lanyon Pl, Belfast

BELFAST

BT1 3LP

Contact

SSD Admin

Email

ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

TEO SIB - Installation of Automated Meter Reading Systems

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of AMR System package including the provision of new AMR hardware, energy management software and replacement of existing AMR hardware (where applicable) across Northern Ireland’s central government and associated arms’ length bodies. This will also include ongoing support and maintenance of the Clients’ AMR System post installation.

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: £2,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of AMR System package including the provision of new AMR hardware, energy management software and replacement of existing AMR hardware (where applicable) across Northern Ireland’s central government and associated arms’ length bodies. This will also include ongoing support and maintenance of the Clients’ AMR System post installation.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This Contract shall be a 5 year initial term for system installations, with an option to extend for 1 year for data hosting and web portal access.

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

Provision of AMR System package including the provision of new AMR hardware, energy management software and replacement of existing AMR hardware where applicable across Northern Ireland’s central government and associated arms’ length bodies. This will also include ongoing support and maintenance of the Clients’ AMR System post installation.The Strategic Investment Board SIB are intending to develop a call off contract for the installation of Automatic Meter Reading AMR systems. This will allow departments and ALBs to install energy and water metering along with the energy data management software, under a single contract, at sites of their choosing and at times of their choosing within the contract period. It is important to note that while all organisations have indicated a strong desire to avail of the contract, it is not possible to accurately predict the number of systems that will eventually be installed as it will depend on available funding. Indeed this contract does not make any guarantees on the number of systems to be installed. Therefore for illustrative pricing purposes a notional number of 250 systems has been included within the pricing schedule. In the event that Clients require significantly more systems installed than indicated in the pricing schedule, the scope of this 4 / 8 EN Standard form 2 - Contract notice contract will allow expenditure up to £2,000,000. This Contract shall be a 5 year initial term for system installations, with an option to extend for 1 year for data hosting and web portal access.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-018308


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 January 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ATLAS FIRE SECURITY NI LTD

Glenbank, 720 Crumlin Road

BELFAST

BT14 8AD

Email

martin.white@atlasworld.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2890391000

Fax

+44 2890391227

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://www.atlasworld.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. 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

United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

CPD will complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.