Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CAFRE, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Enniskillen Campus Mullaghmeen Road
BELFAST
https://etendersni.g
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.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 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
DAERA - THE SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF EQUINE EVENT AND RACE HORSE SIMULATOR FOR CAFRE
Reference number
4573966
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 34000000 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) requires a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a new Equine Event Horse Simulator and a Racehorse Simulator by 15 March 2023. Separate contracts shall be awarded for each one of the following lots: • Lot 1: The Equine Event Horse Simulator • Lot 2: Race Horse Simulator
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £155,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1: The Equine Event Horse Simulator
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34150000 - Simulators
- 34152000 - Training simulators
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) requires a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a new Equine Event Horse Simulator and a Racehorse Simulator by 15 March 2023. Separate contracts shall be awarded for each one of the following lots: • Lot 1: The Equine Event Horse Simulator • Lot 2: Race Horse Simulator
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £100,000
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
The option to extend for a further 4 periods of up to 12 Months each.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The option to extend for a further 4 periods of up to 12 Months each.
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Race Horse Simulator
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34150000 - Simulators
- 34152000 - Training simulators
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) requires a Contractor to supply, deliver and install a new Equine Event Horse Simulator and a Racehorse Simulator by 15 March 2023. Separate contracts shall be awarded for each one of the following lots: • Lot 1: The Equine Event Horse Simulator • Lot 2: Race Horse Simulator
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £55,000
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
The option to extend for a further 4 periods of up to 12 Months each.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The option to extend for a further 4 periods of up to 12 Months each.
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.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement 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
12 December 2022
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: 12 March 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
12 December 2022
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
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 the their... place on the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
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. This provides time for th unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.