Tender

Digital Audio Recording System for the Office of the Official Report (Hansard) in the Northern Ireland Assembly (BR-07-2021)

  • NI Assembly
  • NI Assembly

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-033551

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03888a

Published 25 November 2022, 4:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NI Assembly

Parliament Buildings

Belfast

BT4 3XX

Contact

julie-ann.fergusonniassembly.gov.uk

Email

procurement@niassembly.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.1) Name and addresses

NI Assembly

Parliament Buildings

Belfast

BT4 3XX

Email

procurement@niassembly.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 involves joint procurement

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Digital Audio Recording System for the Office of the Official Report (Hansard) in the Northern Ireland Assembly (BR-07-2021)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32321200 - Audio-visual equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission wishes to procure and install a fit for purpose Digital Audio System that enables the Office of the Official Report (Hansard) to produce official reports of all relevant Assembly business within the required service standards.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £225,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment
  • 33120000 - Recording systems and exploration devices
  • 32330000 - Apparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN06 - Belfast

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission wishes to procure and install a fit for purpose Digital Audio System that enables the Office of the Official Report (Hansard) to produce official reports of all relevant Assembly business within the required service standards.

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: £225,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

73

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

renewal upon expiry of intital period and any extensions availed of

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


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

KPIs detailed within the tender documents


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

13 January 2023

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: 13 April 2023

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

13 January 2023

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northern Ireland Assembly Commission

Parliament Buildings

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom