Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of NI Ambulance Service Trust
Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue
Ballymena
BT43 6DA
UK
E-mail: sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Ambulance Service Trust
Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road
Belfast
BT8 8SG
UK
E-mail: sourcing.palsballymena@hscni.net
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 involves 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
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Maintenance and Repair of Vehicle Auxiliary Heating and Climate Control Systems (NIAS) [4503358]
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50116000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maintenance and Repair of Vehicle Auxiliary Heating and Climate Control Systems Systems (NIAS) [4503358]
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 687 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50100000
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance and Repair of Vehicle Auxiliary Heating and Climate Control Systems Systems (NIAS) [4503358]
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
90
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 687 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be awarded for a duration of 36 months with the option of extending for any period(s) of up to and including 48 months. The contract is subject to renewal dependent on client requirements.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The value in II.2.6 is the highest value in the following range 99,000 GBP to 1,687,000.00 GBP which has been calculated on the basis of a 36 month Contract and a maximum extension period(s) of up to and including 48 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, any price increases and potential extension for procurement exercise(s) during the Contract period..
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:
2023/S 000-018507
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/12/2023
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 tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
28/06/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/12/2023
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.3) Additional information
In section I.2 it is stated that this is a joint procurement and contract award is by a central purchasing body. This Contract is not a joint contract, it is a central purchasing body contract operated by Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participant listed in I.1. The contracting Authority will identify the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of Price 90% and Social Value 10%, once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification, including Quality – Pass/Fail and any other requirements as listed in the tender documentation. The 10% for Social Value and details of the quality split and the evaluation process incorporating Price, Quality, Social Value and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures. Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the Contract is entered into. The Public.. Contracts 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..
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/11/2023