Tender

C1152 – Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification (includes optional pressure systems requirement – not mandatory)

  • NI Water and its subsidiaries

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-023102

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0336bf

Published 19 August 2022, 11:50am



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Westland House

Belfast

BT14 6TE

Contact

sourcingniwater.com

Email

sourcing@niwater.com

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.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

C1152 – Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification (includes optional pressure systems requirement – not mandatory)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Service is for maintenance, repair, supply and certification of Lifting and Fall arrest equipment as per statutory requirements of up to 25,500 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 35,000 Items. The Client reserves the right to procure the following requirement under this contract; • Maintenance, repair, supply and certification of pressure systems equipment of up to 800 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 1250 items. This number is subject to change. This is not a mandatory requirement under this requirement, and not being able to provide this requirement will not impact on the evaluation of this tender.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 42400000 - Lifting and handling equipment and parts
  • 79132000 - Certification services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Service is for maintenance, repair, supply and certification of Lifting and Fall arrest equipment as per statutory requirements of up to 25,500 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 35,000 Items. The Client reserves the right to procure the following requirement under this contract; • Maintenance, repair, supply and certification of pressure systems equipment of up to 800 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 1250 items. This number is subject to change. This is not a mandatory requirement under this requirement, and not being able to provide this requirement will not impact on the evaluation of this tender.

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: £8,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The initial period of this contract is 3 years, with the option to extend for 2+1 years.

Therefore renewal will be in 3-6 years from the contract award.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Yes - the contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for 2+1 years.

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

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

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 000-012322

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

Date

19 September 2022

Local time

12:00pm

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: 18 March 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The initial period of this contract is 3 years, with the option to extend for 2+1 years.. Therefore renewal will be in 3-6 years from the contract award.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NI Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom