Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI
c/o CPD,303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
UK
Contact person: Justice Sector Procurement
E-mail: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.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 abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PSNI - Hate Crime Advocacy Services
Reference number: ID 3355200
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312310
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) wishes to appoint a Service Provider to deliver a new Northern Ireland wide advocacy service that will encourage members of the community to report hate and signal crimes and support victims of hate and signal crimes throughout the Criminal Justice process. Please refer to the ‘Specification of Requirements’ document for further detail on the services required
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
935 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) wishes to appoint a Service Provider to deliver a new Northern Ireland wide advocacy service that will encourage members of the community to report hate and signal crimes and support victims of hate and signal crimes throughout the Criminal Justice process. Please refer to the ‘Specification of Requirements’ document for further detail on the services required
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
935 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract comprises of an initial contract period of 3 years with two further optional extensions comprising of 12 months each..
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
As detailed in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored... 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 and Procurement Delivery Supplies and Services. Division 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance. and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate 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 up to three years from. the date of issue of the. certificate
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/09/2021
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This competition is for Schedule 3 Social and Other Specific Services of the Public Contracts Regulations. 2015. Regulations 5(1) (d) and 74 to 76 are applicable.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2021