Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service
77 Boucher Crescent
BELFAST
BT12 6HU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Storage and Handling Service for Hand Sanitiser
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Storage and Handling Service for Hand Sanitiser
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: £495,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Storage and Handling Service for Hand Sanitiser for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland for a period of 14 months (with provision for extending for up to 24 months).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
This notice relates to Storage and Handling Service for Hand Sanitiser. The Contracting Authority has utilised Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended) which provides a derogation from the obligation to competitively tender for a contract for goods or services over the EU Threshold where the works, supplies or services are required as per the below:
'(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.'
Regulation 32(2)(c) has been utilised in this instance due to the following rationale:
Suitable storage for ethanol based hand sanitiser was required on an urgent basis to meet fire safety and DSEAR requirements. Stock was purchased to enable the Health Care System in NI respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic and has no suitable capacity within the existing premises to meet the need. A DSEAR Risk Assessment was carried out and identified a high level of risk to life and property and had to move the sanitiser without delay to suitable premises. This risk assessment meant that this was unforseeable and could not have been predicted and was actioned to deal with the extreme risk. In the event of loss or damage to the stock it would have a serious impact on the ongoing availability of hand sanitiser across HSCNI.
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
Contract No
DAC9554
Title
Storage and Handling Service for Hand Sanitiser
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 February 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
CDC (NI) Ltd
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £495,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation
2 Franklin Street
Belfast
BT2 8DQ
Country
United Kingdom