Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Environment Agriculture and Rural Affairs
17 Antrim Road
Lisburn
BT28 3AL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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 5552389 DAERA - NIEA - Lough Neagh Inflowing River Investigations Monitoring Kit
Reference number
ID 5552389
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 03000000 - Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Water Management Unit (WMU) of the NIEA. The Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment (FMA) Group is required to monitor and classify surface waters. Surveillance, Operational and Investigative monitoring networks are well established on Northern Ireland’s lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The FMA wishes to purchase a suite of new age multiparameter sondes with Bluetooth and telemetered capability to improve the efficiency of the team, the reliability of the data produced, and the capability of Freshwater Investigations to deliver real time data from pollution investigations and monitoring.
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: £223,768.78
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32441000 - Telemetry equipment
- 35125100 - Sensors
- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90732900 - Nitrates and phosphates pollution assessment
- 90732920 - Phosphates pollution assessment
- 90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is an executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Water Management Unit (WMU) of the NIEA. The Freshwater Monitoring and Assessment (FMA) Group is required to monitor and classify surface waters. Surveillance, Operational and Investigative monitoring networks are well established on Northern Ireland’s lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The FMA wishes to purchase a suite of new age multiparameter sondes with Bluetooth and telemetered capability to improve the efficiency of the team, the reliability of the data produced, and the capability of Freshwater Investigations to deliver real time data from pollution investigations and monitoring.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Supply, Warranty and Support / Weighting: 50
Cost criterion - Name: AC2 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There are 4 options to extend for 12 months on each occasion for supportand maintenance warranty.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-039994
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
30 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IN-SITU EUROPE LTD.
Unit 4 179-189 Stratford Road
SOLIHULL
B90 3AU
Telephone
+44 1217337743
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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: £220,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £223,768.78
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any official review body
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom