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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-013549/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable

Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Police Service of Northern Ireland
Town: BELFAST
Country: United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: DoJ PSNI Modification Terrestrial Digital Microwave Radio Link Equipment (Marlin)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract
PSNI requires access to transport CCTV and Video for Public space video systems covering town centres across Northern Ireland, the PSNI perimeter site security and for special events. The Marlin system allows this.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement,dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months:60
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number in the OJ S:2024/S 000-010071
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: P1146
Title: DoJ PSNI Replacement of Terrestrial Digital Microwave Radio Link Equipment (Marlin)

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-04-23
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract 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). The authority will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum. of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded..

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-04-26

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code: 72000000
VII.1.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions, PSNI require an extension of its original contract for an additional 5 years while the current technology is upgraded. PSNI will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract,framework agreement,dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months:60
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
VII.2) Information about modifications VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications(with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
The original awarded value of this contract was £2,267,807.00. With the initial extension in 2021 taking the estimated contract spend to £4,200,000. this modification is for a total of £1,133,903.50 leading to a revised contract value of £5,333.903.50

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works,services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire (Art.43(1)(b)
of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art.72(1)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art.89(1)(b) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a
change of contractor:
To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions, PSNI require an extension of its original contract for an
additional 5 years while the current technology is upgraded. PSNI will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.

VII.2.3) Increase in price