Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
18a Newforge Lane
BELFAST
BT9 5PX
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.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.1) Name and addresses
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI
Newforge Lane
Belfast
BT9 5PX
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.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 involves 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 to the above-mentioned address
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 3669712 - DAERA - FAEB, EMSD - Supply, delivery, and servicing of a multi-frequency multibeam echosounder system
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38114000 - Echo sounders
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Tenderers must note that the proposed system must be delivered to AFBI’s Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, AFBI HQ, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX by 28th February 2022. The system must be commissioned on RV Corystes Belfast Harbour, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT3 9AA before 16th September 2022 with exact dates agreed with the Contractor following delivery of equipment
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £389,017
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31711120 - Transducers
- 38292000 - Hydrographic instruments
- 71354400 - Hydrographic services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tenderers must note that the proposed system must be delivered to AFBI’s Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, AFBI HQ, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX by 28th February 2022. The system must be commissioned on RV Corystes Belfast Harbour, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT3 9AA before 16th September 2022 with exact dates agreed with the Contractor following delivery of equipment
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £389,017
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
With the option to extend for a further 9 x 1 years to cover warranty and maintenance.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
With the option to extend for a further 9 x 1 years to cover warranty and maintenance.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 December 2021
Local time
3:00pm
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: 1 March 2022
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 December 2021
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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 three. 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..
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. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.
uk
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. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.