United Kingdom-BELFAST: ID 4542395 NIPS – Supply and Delivery of Bedding, Towels and Curtains

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-004590/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: The Northern Ireland Prison Service
Postal address: c/o CPD, 303 Airport Road West
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
Email: Justice.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: ID 4542395 NIPS – Supply and Delivery of Bedding, Towels and Curtains
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 39143110
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice (DoJ), which was created on 12 April 2010 after the devolution of Justice in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. There are three Prisons in Northern Ireland comprising of Maghaberry and Magilligan, which accommodate adult male prisoners, and Hydebank Wood College which accommodates both Young Offenders and adult female prisoners.The purpose of this Contract is to fulfil the supply and delivery requirement for bedding and towels whilst aiming to standardise products wherever possible. As a result NIPS require the appointed contractor to take a proactive approach in meeting this objective. Please refer to the Specification for full details of the requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1000000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 39510000
Main CPV code: 39512000
Main CPV code: 39512100
Main CPV code: 39512500
Main CPV code: 39500000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice (DoJ), which was created on 12 April 2010 after the devolution of Justice in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. There are three Prisons in Northern Ireland comprising of Maghaberry and Magilligan, which accommodate adult male prisoners, and Hydebank Wood College which accommodates both Young Offenders and adult female prisoners.The purpose of this Contract is to fulfil the supply and delivery requirement for bedding and towels whilst aiming to standardise products wherever possible. As a result NIPS require the appointed contractor to take a proactive approach in meeting this objective. Please refer to the Specification for full details of the requirement.

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 000-033163
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:2023-02-14
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:4
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:4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Information withheld for security reasons
Town: Information withheld for security reasons
Country: United Kingdom
Email: justice.CPD@finance-ni.gov.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: 700000.00
Total value of the contract/lot:1000000.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could be threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with Regulation 50(6)(a). Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor Northern Ireland Prison Service can provide any guarantee. as to the level of business under this contract. The estimated contract values are broad estimates only, include additional quantum for. unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential users. The estimates are 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. Contract monitoring: 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 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
Official name: The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions
Town: See VI.4.3
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-02-15