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COMMAND SUPPORT UNIT CONNECTIVITY, SERVICE WORK DAYS, UAV INTEGRATION AND REPLACEMENT HARDWARE

  • Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017515

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046dcb

Published 5 June 2024, 6:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service

1 Seymour Street

LISBURN

BT27 4SX

Contact

marie meehan

Email

marie.meehan@nifrs.org

Telephone

+44 2892664421

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nifrs.org

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

COMMAND SUPPORT UNIT CONNECTIVITY, SERVICE WORK DAYS, UAV INTEGRATION AND REPLACEMENT HARDWARE

Reference number

DAC 3496/318

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72500000 - Computer-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Command Support Unit continued cover from 20/06/2024 until 31/03/2027 to provide: -

Service Work Days

Cellular Connectivity & Satellite Connectivity

UAV Integration

Replacement Hardware on the existing fleet

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: £351,049

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procure Command Support Unit related costs for satellite connectivity, cellular connectivity, service work days (support and maintenance), UAV integration and replacement hardware.

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

The contract is awarded under Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) Sole Source Technical as the contractor developed the technological infrastructure installed on these CSUs and holds the IPR, source code and unique configuration for the installed systems. Based on our current systems and technological infrastructure there is no alternative route to market.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 June 2024

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

j3llyh34d 1ndu5tr135 Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

07585545

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £351,049

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £351,049


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NIFRS

LISBURN

Country

United Kingdom