Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Northern Ireland Prison Service
  c/o 303 Airport Road West
  BELFAST
  BT3 9ED
  UK
  
            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.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
ID 3784056 - DoJ - NIPS - Supply and Delivery of Frozen Food
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  15896000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Supplies
  II.1.4) Short description
  The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of frozen food products.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				5 500 000.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    15331170
    15221000
    15311000
    15220000
    15311200
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKN
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) wishes to establish a contract for the supply and delivery of frozen food products.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Supply Chain
                    / Weighting: 20
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      80
    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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.1) Type of procedure
  
                        Open procedure
                        
  IV.1.8) Information about 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
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2021/S 000-025995
 
Section V: Award of contract
          Contract No: 1
          Title: Contract
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/01/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
                Number of tenders received: 2
                Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
                Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
                Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
  Information withheld for security reasons
  Information withheld for security reasons
  UK
  
            E-mail: justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
  The contractor is an SME:
        No
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
              
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 
					
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					: 5 500 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The estimated contract value is a broad estimate only and includes additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimate is not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. . . The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 Contract Management: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/ files/publications/dfp/PGN-01012-Contract-Management-Principles-Procedures-25-Sept-2017.PDF ). 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 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 written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and 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 up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice..
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    The UK does not have such bodies with responsibilities for appeals and mediation procedures
    The UK does not have such bodies with responsibilities for appeals and mediation procedures
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/01/2022