Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT2 8GB
Telephone
+28 90540540
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Data and Weather Station Management.
Reference number
DAC-0125
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Data Management (Bureau) and Calibration/ Maintenance Service
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: £138,313
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Data Management (Bureau) and Calibration/ Maintenance Service
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Department currently owns 23 weather stations which have been purchased from Vaisala. Since Vaisala are the original manufacturers of the various elements making up the various weather stations, only they can currently provide the management and maintenance that is required for these stations without considerable cost to the Department of replacing the stations or at least replacing many of the separate elements which go to make up a weather station. Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 enables contracting authorities to award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication where the services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for technical reasons
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vaisala Ltd
Elm House, 351 Bristol Road
BIRMINGHAM
B5 7SW
Telephone
+44 1216831200
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
National registration number
01487125
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £138,313
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=581384022
GO Reference: GO-2021325-PRO-17982840
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
BELFAST
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
BELFAST
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
BELFAST
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom