Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
C/O Department Of Finance & Personnel
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
Donna Williams
Donna.Williams@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816414
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/construction-procurement-delivery
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Pre Market Consultation Exercise Department of Justice (DoJ) Provision of Electronic Monitoring Services in Northern Ireland 2021/2022
Reference number
ID 3342314
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79710000 - Security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for the provision of services for the Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders in Northern Ireland. Under Article 35 of Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 a curfew requirement can include the provision of EM as a condition of court bail, post-release licence or range of community supervision orders for adults and young persons. This demonstrates the scope of EM as a public protection tool for both for the judiciary and for the criminal justice agencies monitoring offenders in the community.
DOJ is initiating this pre-market consultation prior to the competitive procurement for the provision of EM services within Northern Ireland, which currently has an anticipated Service Delivery Go Live date of 03 October 2022.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
Main site or place of performance
Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The current EM service uses Radio Frequency (RF) technology and involves installing a tag to the ankle of the subject along with a base unit within the curfew address to monitor the subject's home curfew compliance. The base unit has continuous connection with a monitoring hub that can report on any EM curfew breaches to the supervising agency within prescribed time limits.
The service requires a monitoring hub to be available at all times throughout the year and a resource to install and remove EM equipment and investigate and report on suspected breaches during curfew hours. The integrity, security and storage of EM data is of paramount importance both to meet legal requirements for the protection of sensitive personal data and to potentially support the detection and investigation of crime.
Future Provision
It is envisaged that future provision of EM services will include the option of Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring to monitor an individual's whereabouts which will require an amendment to current legislation. No timeframe can be provided at this stage for the commencement of GPS monitoring within the lifetime of the contract.
DOJ also wishes to explore during this exercise the potential application of Remote Alcohol and/or Drug Monitoring technologies, to remotely test offender compliance with alcohol and/or DRUG prohibitions, as part of a suite of offender monitoring capabilities. In addition, interested parties are invited to provide details of any other technologies/solutions that could be deployed to support monitoring compliance with licence or bail conditions.
Contract Value & Length
The contract value is not set at this stage. It is envisaged that the contract will include a review of services after a set period with the possibility of a further extension period. The contract period will be confirmed at the tender stage. Note: there is a question pertaining to the contract period within the questionnaire.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 October 2021
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Interested parties can request questionnaires from Donna.Williams@finance-ni.gov.uk
Completed questionnaire should be returned to: Donna.Williams@finance-ni.gov.uk by 3.00 pm on Friday 26th February 2021.