Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
14-16 Great Victoria Street
Belfast
BT2 7BA
Contact
ict.sourcinghscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Ambulance Service Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 8SG
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 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 electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS)
Reference number
5002195
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,208,086
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72700000 - Computer network services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72250000 - System and support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,208,086
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
84
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract will be awarded for a duration of 84 months, with the option of extending for any period or periods up to and including 24 months. The Contract is subject to renewal dependent on Client requirements
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value which has been calculated on the basis of 7 year Contract with the option of 24 month extension period(s) and contingency for potential optional requirements, extension period(s), increased quantities and indexation required during the Contract Period.
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
Originally published as:
Date
6 November 2023
Local time
3:00pm
Changed to:
Date
20 November 2023
Local time
3:00pm
See the change notice.
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: 4 April 2024
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
6 November 2023
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
In section I.2), it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and Contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This Contract is not a joint Contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participant listed in I.1). The Contracting Authority will identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender(s) (MEAT) on the basis of the information provided within the Tender Documents. The evaluation process incorporating Quality, Price and Compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.