Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the Belfast HSC Trust and Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue
Ballymena
BT43 6DA
sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7AB
sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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 Blood Transfusion Service
Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7TS
sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS 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 to the above-mentioned address
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
Maintenance of Vehicles for BHSCT and NIBTS [4802866]
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Maintenance of Vehicles for BHSCT and NIBTS [4802866]
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £11,730,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Belfast HSC Trust
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
- 50116400 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle transmissions
- 50116200 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle brakes and brake parts
- 50116300 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle gearboxes
- 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance of Vehicles for BHSCT and NIBTS [4802866]
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 90
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,715,000
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 value in II.2.6 is the highest value in the following range 449366.00 GBP to 10715,000.00 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 36 month Contract and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 48 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, any price increases and potential extension for procurement exercise(s).
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 Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services
- 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
- 50116400 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle transmissions
- 50116200 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle brakes and brake parts
- 50116300 - Repair and maintenance services of vehicle gearboxes
- 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance of Vehicles for BHSCT and NIBTS [4802866]
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 90
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,015,000
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 value in II.2.6 is the highest value in the following range 42662.00 GBP to 1015,000.00 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 36 month Contract and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 48 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, any price increases and potential extension for procurement exercise(s).
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-028906
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 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: 16 August 2024
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
29 January 2024
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.3) Additional information
In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement 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 participants listed in I.1. The contracting Authority will identify the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of Price 90% and Social Value 10%, once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification, including Quality – Pass/Fail and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The 10% for Social Value and details of the quality split and the evaluation process incorporating Price, Quality, Social Value and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b). Late tenders cannot be accepted and will not be considered.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation
77 Boucher Crescent
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (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.. Contracts 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..