Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Police Service of Northern Ireland
C/o CPD 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PSNI Supply & Delivery of Furniture
Reference number
CFT 31426
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 39130000 - Office furniture
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Following an open competition (advertised in the Official Journal of the EU in 9-12-2015), the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) entered into a contract on 14 June 2016 with an Economic Operator (withheld for security reasons) for the Supply and Delivery of Furniture, The current contract will expire on 13 June 2021, however it has become unavoidably necessary to continue to maintain the existing services beyond this point for a period of 6 months whilst a new procurement exercise is completed. The PSNI intends to modify the contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) due to the economic and technical reasons and the substantial duplication of cost and significant inconvenience associated with changing to a new contractor to support the current services whilst the PSNI undertakes a new procurement. This voluntary transparency notice has been published to alert economic operators of the PSNI intentions to modify the PSNI with effect from the 14 June 2021 for a period of 6 months. PSNI intends to launch a procurement competition and award a replacement contract for the PSNI Supply and Delivery of Furniture within the extended period.
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: £1,410,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
PSNI carries out a diverse range of roles and functions. To allow police officers and staff to effectively perform these roles, they require the provision of furniture suitable to the range of functions carried out. The functions within each location may include offices, stores, dining rooms, changing rooms, custody suites, conference rooms etc. The range of furniture includes desks and tables, chairs, cabinets, lockers, storage racks etc. Whilst most of the items can be specified in advance, the contract will include the requirement for sourcing of individual products. Furniture is required to enable PSNI to comply with their statutory obligations in respect of the Health, Safety and Welfare of Police Officers and Police Staff in the course of their duties. If furniture was not available, officers and staff could not carry out their duties safely or effectively.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
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
two.2.14) Additional information
This voluntary transparency notice has been published to alert economic operators of the Department. of Finance's intention to modify the under regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contract. Regulations. The modification will take effect from 14 June 2021. A modification notice will be published after this date.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The PSNI intends to modify the contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b) due to the economic and technical reasons and the substantial duplication of cost and significant inconvenience associated with changing to a new contractor to support the current services whilst the PSNI undertakes a new procurement. This voluntary transparency notice has been published to alert economic operators of the PSNI intentions to modify the PSNI with effect from the 14 June 2021 for a period of 6 months. PSNI intends to launch a procurement competition and award a replacement contract for the PSNI Supply and Delivery of Furniture within the extended period.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 June 2015
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
"Withheld For Security Reasons"
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,600,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,410,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The value of the modification for the maximum of 6 months is £150,000. The original value of the contract awarded in 2015 was £1,410,000
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/ mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom