United Kingdom-BELFAST: ID 3682600 – DoF – Supply of end user devices, accessories and services.

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-016965/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Department of Finance
Postal address: Craigantlet Buildings, Stormont Estate
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT4 3SB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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: ID 3682600 – DoF – Supply of end user devices, accessories and services.

Reference number: ID 3682600
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The Department of Finance, for itself and on behalf of other public sector organisations requiring the supply and delivery of End User Devices, Accessories and Services as defined within the Specification, in Northern Ireland including, but not limited to, government departments, agencies, non-departmental public bodies, local authorities and bodies that receive grant funding from Northern Ireland government departments or from bodies which Northern Ireland government departments are responsible for, is establishing a collaborative agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:67560225.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 30213200
Main CPV code: 80533000
Main CPV code: 72000000
Main CPV code: 72100000
Main CPV code: 50320000
Main CPV code: 30232000
Main CPV code: 32351000
Main CPV code: 32422000
Main CPV code: 30215000
Main CPV code: 30231000
Main CPV code: 30000000
Main CPV code: 32423000
Main CPV code: 32250000
Main CPV code: 30230000
Main CPV code: 50312000
Main CPV code: 51000000
Main CPV code: 30100000
Main CPV code: 31300000
Main CPV code: 30213100
Main CPV code: 72800000
Main CPV code: 50300000
Main CPV code: 31154000
Main CPV code: 30233000
Main CPV code: 32424000
Main CPV code: 32270000
Main CPV code: 30213300
Main CPV code: 30237000
Main CPV code: 72500000
Main CPV code: 30234000
Main CPV code: 30236000
Main CPV code: 32425000
Main CPV code: 30213000
Main CPV code: 51600000
Main CPV code: 30237300
Main CPV code: 32420000
Main CPV code: 32421000
Main CPV code: 32427000
Main CPV code: 32232000
Main CPV code: 72900000
Main CPV code: 32260000
Main CPV code: 30210000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Finance, for itself and on behalf of other public sector organisations requiring the supply and delivery of End User Devices, Accessories and Services as defined within the Specification, in Northern Ireland including, but not limited to, government departments, agencies, non-departmental public bodies, local authorities and bodies that receive grant funding from Northern Ireland government departments or from bodies which Northern Ireland government departments are responsible for, is establishing a collaborative agreement.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: This contract is for an initial period of 1 year with 4 optional extension periods of 1 year each.Eg 1 year [+1 year, +1 year, +1 year, +1 year]

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 estimated value of this contract is in the range of £50 million to £75 million. This is a maximum.figure that reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods. Neither CPD nor the Contracting Authority can provide any guarantee. as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the Contract following submission of Initial Tender. Responses and the right to down-select Economic Operators following each round of negotiations. The participating bodies who may avail of this contract are as follows:Department of Finance DoF, Department of Agriculture, Environment Rural Affairs DAERA, Department for Infrastructure DfI, Department for the EconomyDfE, Department for Education DE, Department of Health DoH, Department of Justice DOJ, The Executive Office, Department for Communities DfC, North West Regional College NWRC, Southern Regional College SRC, South West College SWC, South EasternRegional College SERC, Belfast Metropolitan College – BMC, Northern Regional College NRC, Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland COPNI, Comhairle Na Gaelscolaíochta, Northern Ireland Screen, Tourism Northern Ireland, Agri-Food Biosciences Institute AFBI, Invest Northern Ireland INI,Stranmillis University College , Education Authority, Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland, Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment CCEA, Ulster Supported Employment Limited USEL, NI Assembly, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, St Mary’s University College, Northern Ireland Policing Board, Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Utility Regulator, The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Construction Industry Training Board CITB Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Prison Service NIPS, Youth Justice Agency of Northern Ireland, Police Ombudsman, Translink

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 000-002318
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:2022-06-21
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:0
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: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC
Postal address: Newgate Street
Town: LONDON
Postal code: EC1A 7AJ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7483107774
Email: hannah.luke@bt.com
Nuts code:
Internet address:
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: 75000000.00
Total value of the contract/lot:67560225.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The Contracting Authority reserved the right: to hold additional rounds of negotiations with Economic Operators; to require the. submission of any further or additional information or tender submissions; to award the Contract following the submission of initial. tenders; to award the Contract following conclusion of the first round of negotiation sessions; and/or to down-select Economic Operators. following each round of negotiations. For the avoidance of doubt, final tenders will not be subject to any negotiation with the Contracting. Authority (however, they may be subject to clarification, if required, at the Contracting Authority’s absolute discretion). The Contracting… Authority reserves the right: to reject any or all SQ or tender responses and to cancel or withdraw the procurement process at any… stage; to award a contract without prior notice; to change the basis of, the procedure and the timescales set out or referred to in the… procurement documents; to require an Economic Operator to clarify its SQ or tender response in writing and/or provide additional… information; to terminate the procurement process; and/or to amend the terms and conditions of the SQ or tender evaluation process… or negotiation process. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain… responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in… connection with taking part in this procurement process, regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly,… of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall… arise (and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into… the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures… in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting… Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. The figure indicated in II.1.5 represents an estimated contract value range. of. £50m -£75m this range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods. The. pricing. strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for Economic. Operators when submitting a. bid for. this competition. In addition, neither CPD nor the Contracting Authority can provide any guarantee. as to the level of business. under this. contract. 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 Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be terminated. The. issue of a. 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. twelve. months from the date of issue of the Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.
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 PCR2015as amended
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 (as amended).. 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:
2022-06-21