Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Regional College
Patrick Street
Newry
BT35 8DN
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-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 electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
DfE - SRC - Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Collaborative Robots
Reference number
4533289
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £295,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42100000 - Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
- 42997300 - Industrial robots
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Southern Regional College (SRC) requires six Collaborative Robots for use by students who are studying Engineering courses from Level 2 to Level 6. This tender is to establish a suitable contractor for the supply, delivery and commissioning of six collaborative robots, three for the Armagh Campus and three for the Newry Campus. The contract must also cover 12 months warranty, four days onsite training for a maximum of 4 staff and the option for 5 further years of extended warranty. Please refer to the tender documents for futher information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £295,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
12
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial contract will run until the end of the warranty period of twelve months.
Further 5 optional 12 months warranty periods.
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
See Terms and Conditions of Contract documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
SC1: Previous Experience . Tenderers must provide at least one example of having supplied, delivered and commissioned collaborative robot(s) of similar functional requirements as outlined in section 4 of the Specification within the last 3 years. The example(s) must demonstrate:. • The manufacturer, make, model and functional description of the robot(s) supplied, delivered, and commissioned.. • the name of Client(s) (public, private or third sector) and the date the robot(s) was supplied, delivered, and commissioned.. . SC2: Use of 3rd party contractors/distributors. If any element of the Contract i.e., supply, installation, commissioning, training and service/repairs is to be delivered by 3rd party contractors or distributors the tenderer must list which elements will be delivered by 3rd parties..
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per Terms and Conditions of conditions of Contract
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
11 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: 11 April 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
11 January 2023
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate 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 certificate.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
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 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 the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into..