Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Regional College
Patrick
Newry
BT35 8DN
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
DfE - SRC - Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Collaborative Robots
Reference number
4533289
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
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: £301,800
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42100000 - Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
- 42997300 - Industrial robots
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract will run until the end of the warranty period of twelve months.Further 5 optional 12 months warranty periods.
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: 2022/S 000-034088
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
17 February 2023
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: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
THE RELIANCE BEARING AND GEAR COMPANY LIMITED
50 Eastgate Drive Eastgate Business Park, Little Island
CORK
T45 YY97
Telephone
+00 0214354204
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
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: £295,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £301,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated.... The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom