Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract involves joint procurement
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
DoF — Supply Fitting and Cleaning of Curtains and Blinds to the NICS
II.1.2)Main CPV code39515000 Curtains, drapes, valances and textile blinds
II.1.3)Type of contractSupplies
II.1.4)Short description:
The framework is for the supply and fitting of window blinds and curtains for office accommodation and the cleaning of existing blinds for use across the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the wider public sector. It is anticipated that the framework agreement will commence 1 May 2021 for 4 years until 30 April 2025. Following award of the framework agreement, a direct award will be made to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender in relation to PSD.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 597 136.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)39515400 Blinds
39515410 Interior blinds
39515430 Venetian blinds
39515440 Vertical blinds
45421143 Installation work of blinds
45421145 Installation work of roller blinds
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKN Northern Ireland
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The framework is for the supply and fitting of window blinds and curtains for office accommodation and the cleaning of existing blinds for use across the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the wider public sector. It is anticipated that the framework agreement will commence 1 May 2021 for 4 years until 30 April 2025. Following award of the framework agreement, a Direct Award will be made to the Most Economically Advantageous Tender in relation to PSD.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
There is no guarantee of volumes and those given are estimates only.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:24/03/2021
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorThe contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 985 000.00 GBP
Total value of the contract/lot: 597 136.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 contract. 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 Construction Procurement Delivery (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 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 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate. The authority expressly reserved the rights:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(ii) 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;
(iii) to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the (services) covered by this notice; and
(iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: This is not applicable in the UK
Town: This is not applicable in the UK
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD complied with. the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and applied a standstill period (minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. The notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:26/03/2021
