Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.justice-ni.gov.uk/topics/courts-and-tribunals
Buyer's address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
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 4556539 - DoJ - NICTS - Provision of Removal Services for Enforcement of Judgements Office (EJO)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Enforcement of Judgements Office (EJO) is a branch of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) which is an agency of the Northern Ireland Department of Justice (DoJ).The EJO is the statutory body in the jurisdiction of Northern Ireland for the enforcement of Civil Court judgments in respect of money, goods, property and land. The EJO has a number of statutory officers who are appointed to carry out its obligations, namely a Chief Enforcement Officer, his Deputy and a number of staff who are appointed as Enforcement Officers. Enforcement Officers will be the primary persons who will take forward the obligations on behalf of the EJO. In carrying out the obligations the EJO require the services of a removal company. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01 October 2023 and will run for an initial period of five (5) years with the option of a two (2) year extension. Please see the Specification for full details of requirements.
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: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
- 63122000 - Warehousing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Enforcement of Judgements Office (EJO) is a branch of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) which is an agency of the Northern Ireland Department of Justice (DoJ).The EJO is the statutory body in the jurisdiction of Northern Ireland for the enforcement of Civil Court judgments in respect of money, goods, property and land. The EJO has a number of statutory officers who are appointed to carry out its obligations, namely a Chief Enforcement Officer, his Deputy and a number of staff who are appointed as Enforcement Officers. Enforcement Officers will be the primary persons who will take forward the obligations on behalf of the EJO. In carrying out the obligations the EJO require the services of a removal company. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 01 October 2023 and will run for an initial period of five (5) years with the option of a two (2) year extension. Please see the Specification for full details of requirements.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery / Weighting: 15.6
Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management and Contingency Arrangements / Weighting: 10.2
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for the delivery of Scenario 1 / Weighting: 9
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for the delivery of Scenario 2 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for the delivery of Scenario 3 / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Methodology for the delivery of Scenario 4 / Weighting: 3
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10.2
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract is for an initial period of five 5 years with the option of a two 2 year extension.
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: 2023/S 000-015512
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
1 October 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Information withheld for security reasons
Information withheld for security reasons
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
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
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).