Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service
1 Seymour Street
LISBURN
BT27 4SX
Contact
marie meehan
Telephone
+44 2892664421
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
COMMAND SUPPORT UNIT CONNECTIVITY, SERVICE WORK DAYS, UAV INTEGRATION AND REPLACEMENT HARDWARE
Reference number
DAC 3496/318
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Command Support Unit continued cover from 20/06/2024 until 31/03/2027 to provide: -
Service Work Days
Cellular Connectivity & Satellite Connectivity
UAV Integration
Replacement Hardware on the existing fleet
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-017515
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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I.1
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II.1.7
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£351,049
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£349,942.68
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DAC 3496/318
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DAC 3496/323
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Provision of Command Support Unit continued cover from 20/06/2024 until 31/03/2027 to
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Provision of Command Support Unit continued cover from 1/10/24 until 31/03/2027 to provide
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Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic
operator for the following reason:
protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The contract is awarded under Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) Sole Source Technical as the
contractor developed the technological infrastructure installed on these CSUs and holds the
IPR, source code and unique configuration for the installed systems. Based on our current
systems and technological infrastructure there is no alternative route to market.
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Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The contract is awarded under Regulation 32 (2)(b)(iii) Sole Source Exclusive Rights as the contractor developed the technological infrastructure installed on these CSUs and holds the IPR, source code and unique configuration for the installed systems. Based on our current systems and technological infrastructure there is no alternative route to market.
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V.2.4
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Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £349,942.68
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £349,942.68
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4 June 2024
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16 September 2024
seven.2) Other additional information
A separate DAC for this service was undertaken to cover the period of 1st August 2024 to 30th September 2024 with a value of £20,492.41. This VEAT relates to the continuation of service from 1st October 2024.