Contract

ID 4332395 - DfI - Roads and Rivers - Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation System

  • Department for Infrastructure

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-025201

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0366dc

Published 8 September 2022, 10:34am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Infrastructure

Clarence Court 10-18 Adelaide Street

BELFAST

BT2 8GB

Contact

SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

Email

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.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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 4332395 - DfI - Roads and Rivers - Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation System

Reference number

ID 4332395

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

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.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,673,729.35

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
  • 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

After the initial contract period of 5 years, there will be a options to extend the contract for a further five periods of 1 year each +1+1+1+1+1

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure

Explanation:

Due to the absence of suitable tenders, the Open Procedure was discontinued and CPD will move to progress this requirement via a negotiated procedure, following the principles as set out in Regulation 32 (2)(a) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

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

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 September 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ITW LIMITED

SOUTHGATE WAY

PETERBOROUGH

PE2 6GN

Email

helena.harper@hobartuk.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,673,729.35

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,673,729.35


Section six. Complementary information

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 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. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the.. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into