Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CPD - Construction Division
303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
construct.infofinance-ni.gov.uk
construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
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
DoF 5147000 - CPD Procurement of Fire Consultant (Revised)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Framework Competition Is For The Appointment Of Up To 2no. EO's For The Provision Of A Service To Both; Provide A Fire Safety Design And Advisory Service To Internal CPD Design Teams, And To Provide A Fire Safety Design Review And Verification Service To External ICT Teams
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £110,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Northern Area
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Northern area of NI
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Framework Competition Is For The Appointment Of Up To 2no. EO's For The Provision Of A Service To Both; Provide A Fire Safety Design And Advisory Service To Internal CPD Design Teams, And To Provide A Fire Safety Design Review And Verification Service To External ICT Teams
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: £55,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
16
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: 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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 Southern Area
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Southern area of NI
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Framework Competition Is For The Appointment Of Up To 2no. EO's For The Provision Of A Service To Both; Provide A Fire Safety Design And Advisory Service To Internal CPD Design Teams, And To Provide A Fire Safety Design Review And Verification Service To External ICT Teams
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: £55,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
16
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: No
two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
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
The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly.... monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier.... Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit see https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/.... publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit%20%28pdf%20version%2030%20Sept%2022%20%281%29.PDF%29.PDF. If an Economic.... Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the Contracting.... Authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of.... bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively.. A... list. of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy.
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
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
8 January 2024
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: 8 September 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 January 2024
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by.... publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in.... no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this competition. Contracts awarded as... a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction... of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as a result of this competition.... The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting Authority. While it intends to do so,... the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this notice.... No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures envisaged by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the... right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the award process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify... any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) (subject to any overriding public... interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which: (a) Provides information or confirmations which later... prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within the timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation... to Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process. Instructions on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be... registered on the Contracting Authorities e-procurement portal, eTendersNI available on the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/... epps/home.do All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within the Introduction and Brief Explanation... document held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
CPD
Clare House
Belfast
BT3 9ED
Country
United Kingdom