- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1: Northern Area – Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim; Antrim and Newtownabbey
- Lot 2: Eastern Area – Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Lot 3: Western Area – Mid Ulster; Derry and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh
- Lot 4: Southern Area – Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon; Newry, Mourne and Down; North Down and Ards
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Construction and Procurement Delivery, Department of Finance, Northern Ireland
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
FAO Procurement Operations Branch
Construct.Info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN0 - Northern Ireland
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/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4836610
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4836610
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4836610
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
DOF 4836610 Pan Government Framework For Ground Investigation Works 2023
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45111250 - Ground investigation work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Construction and Procurement Delivery acting as the Contracting Authority, wishes to appoint Contractors to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of ground investigation works for Public Sector Bodies in Northern Ireland.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
A max. of two Lots may be awarded to any one Tenderer. The same Tenderer will therefore not be appointed for all Lots. Lots will be awarded in numerical order to the Tenderer that submitted the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT). In the event that the same Tender submits the MEAT for all four lots, then Lots 3 and 4 will be awarded to the Tenderer in second place.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Northern Area – Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim; Antrim and Newtownabbey
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Northern Area – Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim; Antrim and Newtownabbey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery acting as the Contracting Authority, wishes to appoint Contractors to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of ground investigation works for Public Sector Bodies in Northern Ireland.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement is expected to become operational in 2023 and expire in 2027. The Agreement may be terminated in relation to any one or more Contractors before the Expiry Date by written notice in accordance with the Framework Agreement conditions. Should the Framework Agreement operate for its entire 4 year duration, then it is likely that it will require renewal in 2027.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Whilst it is the Central Purchasing Body's intention to deliver a reasonable number of investigations using this Framework Agreement, Contracting Authorities are under no obligation to make any appointments from this Framework Agreement. The Central Purchasing Body and/or Contracting Authorities will not be responsible for meeting any costs incurred by successful EOs should the number of opportunities fall short of the EOs expectations. Contracting Authorities reserve the right to procure similar or identical works outside of this Agreement. The award of this Framework Agreement is in no way a guarantee of any future workload, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the successful EOs to deliver ground investigation works, where appropriate.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Eastern Area – Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Eastern Area – Belfast; Lisburn & Castlereagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery acting as the Contracting Authority, wishes to appoint Contractors to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of ground investigation works for Public Sector Bodies in Northern Ireland.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement is expected to become operational in 2023 and expire in 2027. The Agreement may be terminated in relation to any one or more Contractors before the Expiry Date by written notice in accordance with the Framework Agreement conditions. Should the Framework Agreement operate for its entire 4 year duration, then it is likely that it will require renewal in 2027.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Whilst it is the Central Purchasing Body's intention to deliver a reasonable number of investigations using this Framework Agreement, Contracting Authorities are under no obligation to make any appointments from this Framework Agreement. The Central Purchasing Body and/or Contracting Authorities will not be responsible for meeting any costs incurred by successful EOs should the number of opportunities fall short of the EOs expectations. Contracting Authorities reserve the right to procure similar or identical works outside of this Agreement. The award of this Framework Agreement is in no way a guarantee of any future workload, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the successful EOs to deliver ground investigation works, where appropriate.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 3: Western Area – Mid Ulster; Derry and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Western Area – Mid Ulster; Derry and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery acting as the Contracting Authority, wishes to appoint Contractors to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of ground investigation works for Public Sector Bodies in Northern Ireland.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement is expected to become operational in 2023 and expire in 2027. The Agreement may be terminated in relation to any one or more Contractors before the Expiry Date by written notice in accordance with the Framework Agreement conditions. Should the Framework Agreement operate for its entire 4 year duration, then it is likely that it will require renewal in 2027.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Whilst it is the Central Purchasing Body's intention to deliver a reasonable number of investigations using this Framework Agreement, Contracting Authorities are under no obligation to make any appointments from this Framework Agreement. The Central Purchasing Body and/or Contracting Authorities will not be responsible for meeting any costs incurred by successful EOs should the number of opportunities fall short of the EOs expectations. Contracting Authorities reserve the right to procure similar or identical works outside of this Agreement. The award of this Framework Agreement is in no way a guarantee of any future workload, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the successful EOs to deliver ground investigation works, where appropriate.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 4: Southern Area – Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon; Newry, Mourne and Down; North Down and Ards
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71510000 - Site-investigation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Southern Area – Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon; Newry, Mourne and Down; North Down and Ards
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Construction and Procurement Delivery acting as the Contracting Authority, wishes to appoint Contractors to enter into a Framework Agreement for the provision of ground investigation works for Public Sector Bodies in Northern Ireland.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Framework Agreement is expected to become operational in 2023 and expire in 2027. The Agreement may be terminated in relation to any one or more Contractors before the Expiry Date by written notice in accordance with the Framework Agreement conditions. Should the Framework Agreement operate for its entire 4 year duration, then it is likely that it will require renewal in 2027.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Whilst it is the Central Purchasing Body's intention to deliver a reasonable number of investigations using this Framework Agreement, Contracting Authorities are under no obligation to make any appointments from this Framework Agreement. The Central Purchasing Body and/or Contracting Authorities will not be responsible for meeting any costs incurred by successful EOs should the number of opportunities fall short of the EOs expectations. Contracting Authorities reserve the right to procure similar or identical works outside of this Agreement. The award of this Framework Agreement is in no way a guarantee of any future workload, but demonstrates an intention to utilise the successful EOs to deliver ground investigation works, where appropriate.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Contractors are required to be registered on Constructionline. Suppliers should have a. minimum category value of £175,000 (estimated value) in at least one of the Constructionline Categories specified.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
The number of Lots awarded to a single Tenderer will be limited to a maximum of. two. The value stated above (£175,000) is the minimum value required to be eligible for one Lot only. To be eligible for multiple lots, the. Tenderer will be required to have a Category Value equal to or greater than the required value for one Lot multiplied by the number of. Lots awarded.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly.. monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier.. Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit see https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/.. publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit%20%28pdf%20version%2030%20Sept%2022%20%281%29.PDF%29.PDF. If an Economic.. Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the Contracting.. Authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of.. bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively. A.. list. of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/listpublicbodies-.. which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 4
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: 2022/S 000-034040
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 June 2023
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: 27 October 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
29 June 2023
Local time
3:30pm
Place
via CPDs eTendersNI Tender Procurement Portal
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure
Tenders will be opened by the appropriate numbers of staff of CPD's Procurement Operations Branch
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Framework to be renewed in Summer of 2027
six.3) Additional information
The 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 e-procurement 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, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch
Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/contact
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 non-compliance 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).