Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Justice Northern Ireland
Block B, Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road
BELFAST
BT4 3SG
Contact
FAO Procurement Operations Branch
construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
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.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
FSNI 5056150 FSNI PROJECT ATLAS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
The Provision Of New, Modern, Office And Laboratory Accommodation For Forensic Science Northern Ireland Comprising A Three Storey Building With Full Roof Level Plant Area, On A Split Level Site; Circa 10,400m2; Ancillary Buildings; Associated Site Works; All Within A Shared Operational PSNI Complex. The Contract includes 3 years aftercare services following completion of the facility.
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: £69,655,946.18
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
The proposed new FSNI facilityis to be located within the Seapark complex, Carrickfergus, NorthernIreland.II.2.4 Description of the procurement: The Provision Of New, Modern, Office And
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Provision Of New, Modern, Office And Laboratory Accommodation For Forensic Science Northern Ireland Comprising A Three Storey Building With Full Roof Level Plant Area, On A Split Level Site; Circa 10,400m2; Ancillary Buildings; Associated Site Works; All Within A Shared Operational PSNI Complex. The Contract includes 3 years aftercare services following completion of the facility.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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
Restricted 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: 2023/S 000-030706
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 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Registered name GRAHAM Trading name
5 BALLYGOWAN ROAD
HILLSBOROUGH
BT26 6HX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £51,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £69,655,946.18
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process. commenced. by. publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure. of the tendering competition;. and in. no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by. candidates participating in this competition. Contracts. awarded as. a result of this procurement process shall be. considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the. exclusive jurisdiction. of the Northern Ireland. Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as. a result of this competition.. The. process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting. Authority. While it. intends to do so,. the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of. the. procedures envisaged by this notice.. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or. procedures envisaged. by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the. right to vary its requirements and the. procedures relating to the conduct of the award. process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify. any Economic. Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts. Regulations (PCR) (subject to any. overriding public. interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which:. (a) Provides. information or confirmations which later. prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within. the. timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation. to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during. the process.. Instructions. on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be. registered on the Contracting Authorities eprocurement. portal, eTendersNI available on. the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/. home.do. All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within. the Introduction and Brief Explanation. document. held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations Branch
Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations Branch Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:. This procurement.. is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who. have suffered, or who risk suffering,.. loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in. accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the.. High Court. A standstill period will commence at the. point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers... That notification will provide. information on the award decision.. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,.. provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to. challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating.. to any perceived noncompliance. with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic... operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may. extend the time limit to 3.. months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).