United Kingdom-Londonderry: DfE NWRC – Supply and Delivery of an Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Training System

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-005458/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: DfE – North West Regional College – Springtown Campus
Postal address: 44 Springtown Rd
Town: Londonderry
Postal code: BT48 0LY
Country: United Kingdom
Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by 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: DfE NWRC – Supply and Delivery of an Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Training System
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 31600000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The North West Regional College is seeking a Contractor that can provide a professional and compact Industry 4.0 Training System to our Springtown Campus, Londonderry. The solution must include all relevant technologies and components for comprehensive training on Industry 4.0/Industrial Internet of Things. The contract is for 36 months from date of commissioning which covers the warranty period.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:208500.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 31000000
Main CPV code: 31680000
Main CPV code: 31700000
Main CPV code: 48100000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The North West Regional College is seeking a Contractor that can provide a professional and compact Industry 4.0 Training System to our Springtown Campus, Londonderry. The solution must include all relevant technologies and components for comprehensive training on Industry 4.0/Industrial Internet of Things. The contract is for 36 months from date of commissioning which covers the warranty period.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2022/S 000-001405
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:2022-02-28
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: DIDACTIC SERVICES LIMITED
Postal address: 55 Caswell Road, Brackmills Industrial Estate
Town: Northampton
Postal code: NN4 7PY
Country: United Kingdom
Email: info@didacticservices.co.uk
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 187500.00
Total value of the contract/lot:208500.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the. specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract. Management — Procedures and Principles). 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 unsatisfactory performance and this. contract may be terminated. A central register. of such notices for supplies and services. contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of. a. notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender. submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of. issue of the notice. It may also 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. The authority expressly reserves. the rights: (i) not to award any. contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (ii). to make. whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering. competition; (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any. part(s) of the (services) covered. by this notice; and (iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the. authority be liable. for any costs incurred by candidates.
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:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will. incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information. on the award of contract. is. communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full. information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to. challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-02-28