Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
FE Colleges - Southern Regional College
Newry West Campus, Patrick Street
NEWRY
BT35 8DN
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
ID 3309559 DfE – Southern Regional College - Supply and Delivery of 24 Synergic Welders to Southern Regional College
Reference number
3309559
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42660000 - Soldering, brazing and welding tools, surface tempering and hot-spraying machines and equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Southern Regional College provides a wide range of education and training courses to a student population in excess of 30,000. It employs approximately 1,100 staff in Armagh, Banbridge, Kilkeel, Lurgan, Newry and Portadown campuses. SRC aims are to raise the expectations and achievements of learners and widen participation in high quality education and training within a caring organisation. The Southern Regional College (SRC) is inviting the submission of tenders for Supply and Delivery of 24 Synergic Welders, and Provision of a Service / Maintenance contract. The college will be providing fabrication and welding course on the Armagh and Portadown Campuses within the Engineering provision. The purchase of the Synergic welders will allow the school to enhance the provision across the main engineering campuses.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £168,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42662000 - Welding equipment
- 45262680 - Welding
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Southern Regional College provides a wide range of education and training courses to a student population in excess of 30,000. It employs approximately 1,100 staff in Armagh, Banbridge, Kilkeel, Lurgan, Newry and Portadown campuses. SRC aims are to raise the expectations and achievements of learners and widen participation in high quality education and training within a caring organisation. The Southern Regional College (SRC) is inviting the submission of tenders for Supply and Delivery of 24 Synergic Welders, and Provision of a Service / Maintenance contract. The college will be providing fabrication and welding course on the Armagh and Portadown Campuses within the Engineering provision. The purchase of the Synergic welders will allow the school to enhance the provision across the main engineering campuses.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £168,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract is for 12 months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend for a further 4 periods of 12 months each to cover the servicing and maintenance package.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract is for 12 months which covers the initial warranty period with an option to extend for a further 4 periods of 12 months each to cover the servicing and maintenance package.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 March 2021
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 13 June 2021
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 March 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract Management — Procedures and Principles). 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 notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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.
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 PCR2015 as amended
uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.