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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-006319/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Northern Ireland Prison Service
Postal address: Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Rd
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT4 3SU
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Construct.Infofinance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2890816555
Email: Construct.Info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted.Further information can be obtained at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: DOJ 4707530 NIPS General Facilities Management Contract (2023)
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 50700000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Contracting Authority Is Seeking To Appoint A Single Economic Operator (Contractor) To Provide A Multi-Disciplinary Range Of Planned And Reactive Maintenance Services, Including Out Of Hours Response (Operating 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year) Across The Northern Ireland Prison Estate
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 24000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45351000, 45310000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Contracting Authority Is Seeking To Appoint A Single Economic Operator (Contractor) To Provide A Multi-Disciplinary Range Of Planned And Reactive Maintenance Services, Including Out Of Hours Response (Operating 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year) Across The Northern Ireland Prison Estate
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 24000000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:The contract will be for an initial 4 year period with a possible 3 year extension (to a maximum of 7 years) at the
Clients Discretion and subject to satisfactory quality and cost performance. The decision on the renewal will be notified to the Contractor
prior to the expiry of the initial 4 year term

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Those who achieve the highest scores in the assessment of technical. and professional experience (after satisfying the completeness and compliance checks and completing information as to their economic. and financial standing) will be short-listed and invited to submit tenders. See PQQ documentation for further information

II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession(only for service contracts)
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Restricted procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2023-04-04 Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2023-08-02

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.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: 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch
Postal address: Clare House
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-03-03