Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 3793446 - DFI - Roads and Rivers - Winter Service GPS System
Reference number
ID 3793446
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Procurement is for supply and installation and support and maintenance of a Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system that will be used to track and monitor approximately 135 DfI Roads gritting vehicles throughout the whole of Northern Ireland. The Organisation is divided into 4 geographical areas, North, South, East and West. Each area contains a number of depots and vehicles are assigned to these depots. The Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system will be an important element in delivering an effective and efficient winter service operation and providing the travelling public with a level of confidence during adverse winter weather conditions. The system will be required to provide vital Winter Service data as well as providing route navigation within the Winter Service fleet.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 34933000 - Navigation equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Procurement is for supply and installation and support and maintenance of a Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system that will be used to track and monitor approximately 135 DfI Roads gritting vehicles throughout the whole of Northern Ireland. The Organisation is divided into 4 geographical areas, North, South, East and West. Each area contains a number of depots and vehicles are assigned to these depots. The Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system will be an important element in delivering an effective and efficient winter service operation and providing the travelling public with a level of confidence during adverse winter weather conditions. The system will be required to provide vital Winter Service data as well as providing route navigation within the Winter Service fleet.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 60
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension period
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
Open 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: 2022/S 000-013473
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the. specification and regularly monitored (see.. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract. Management — Procedures and Principles). 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 CPD. 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 notice of unsatisfactory performance and this. contract may be terminated. A central register.. of such notices for supplies and services. contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of... a. notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender. submissions for a period of 3 years from the.. date of issue of the notice. It may also 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. The authority expressly.. reserves. the rights: (i) not to award any. contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;.. (ii) to. make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering. competition; (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in. respect of. any part(s) of the (services) covered. by this notice;
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is. communicated to tenderers. No award was made.