Tender

PSNI - Hate Crime Advocacy Services

  • Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-018698

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d078

Published 4 August 2021, 7:45am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

c/o CPD,303 Airport Road West

BELFAST

BT3 9ED

Contact

Justice Sector Procurement

Email

justice.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 electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

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 - Hate Crime Advocacy Services

Reference number

ID 3355200

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85312310 - Guidance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) wishes to appoint a Service Provider to deliver a new Northern Ireland wide advocacy service that will encourage members of the community to report hate and signal crimes and support victims of hate and signal crimes throughout the Criminal Justice process. Please refer to the ‘Specification of Requirements’ document for further detail on the services required

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £935,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) wishes to appoint a Service Provider to deliver a new Northern Ireland wide advocacy service that will encourage members of the community to report hate and signal crimes and support victims of hate and signal crimes throughout the Criminal Justice process. Please refer to the ‘Specification of Requirements’ document for further detail on the services required

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £935,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

36

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

The contract comprises of an initial contract period of 3 years with two further optional extensions comprising of 12 months each..


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

As detailed in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored... 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 Construction and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services. Division 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance. and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of. Unsatisfactory Performance. will 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 for a period of up to three years from. the date of issue of the. certificate


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

7 September 2021

Local time

3:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This competition is for Schedule 3 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts Regulations. 2015. Regulations 5(1) (d) and 74 to 76 are applicable.

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

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom