Tender

DfI - Provision of Chainsaw Training and Assessment for DFI Roads and Rivers, and CAFRE staff

  • Department for Infrastructure

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-007912

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a659

Published 15 April 2021, 1:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Infrastructure

Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street

BELFAST

BT2 8EB

Email

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.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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

DfI - Provision of Chainsaw Training and Assessment for DFI Roads and Rivers, and CAFRE staff

Reference number

ID3126805

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Department for Infrastructure Training Centre requires a Contractor to provide the provision of Chainsaw training and assessment for Roads and Rivers and CAFRE employees within Northern Ireland; to ensure that the work activity meets industry standards and is conducted to required health and safety requirements.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £288,960

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80511000 - Staff training services
  • 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Department for Infrastructure Training Centre requires a Contractor to provide the provision of Chainsaw training and assessment for Roads and Rivers and CAFRE employees within Northern Ireland; to ensure that the work activity meets industry standards and is conducted to required health and safety requirements.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £288,960

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

3 optional extensions of 1 year each

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

20 May 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: 18 August 2021

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

20 May 2021

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

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 three. 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. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations

UK

Country

United Kingdom