Collaborative Framework for CHECK Services in Northern Ireland
This Framework will be established on behalf of Northern Ireland Civil Service. NICS. Departments, Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies.
United Kingdom-Belfast: Computer network services
2017/S 032-057930
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Contact person: collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: collaboration.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS code: UK
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
DoF — Collaborative — Provision of CHECK Services.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Central Procurement Directorate. CPD. as a Central Purchasing Body. CPB., as defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015, intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of CHECK Services. This Framework will be established on behalf of Northern Ireland Civil Service. NICS. Departments, Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies and other Participating Bodies or other nominated individuals working on behalf of the Client. Any public body subject to the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy. NIPPP. listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may choose to participate in this Framework at any time as a ‘Client’. In addition to this the Northern Ireland Office. NIO. , Public Prosecution Service. PPS. , Northern Ireland Audit Office. NIAO. and NI Assembly. NIA. and the other bodies can avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Central Procurement Directorate. CPD. as a Central Purchasing Body. CPB., as defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015, intends to establish a collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of CHECK Services. This Framework will be established on behalf of Northern Ireland Civil Service. NICS. Departments, Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies and other Participating Bodies or other nominated individuals working on behalf of the Client. Any public body subject to the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy. NIPPP. listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may choose to participate in this Framework at any time as a ‘Client’. In addition to this the Northern Ireland Office. NIO. , Public Prosecution Service. PPS. , Northern Ireland Audit Office. NIAO. and NI Assembly. NIA. and the other bodies can avail of this Framework Agreement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
Estimated Value:. The figure indicated in II.1.5 represents the upper limit of an estimated framework.. value which ranges from 1 000 000 GBP to 2 000 000 GBP. This range reflects the potential scale of the framework and takes into account. such changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from future operational requirements.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
The Contractor must ensure that it has achieved and maintains CHECK ‘Green Light’ status throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor must inform CPD immediately if it’s status changes. The Contractor can only provide services while CHECK ‘Green Light’ status is held. Further information can be found at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/ and https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/check-fundamental-principles
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
The Contractor must ensure that it has achieved and maintains CHECK ‘Green Light’ status throughout the life of the contract. The Contractor must inform CPD immediately if it’s status changes. The Contractor can only provide services while CHECK ‘Green Light’ status is held. Further information can be found at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/ and https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/articles/check-fundamental-principles.
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
The Contractor(s) performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by CoPE on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue of the certificate”.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
CPD, Clare House.
CPD Authorised Represenatives.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
The Framework Agreement for the provision of CHECK Services will commence on 3.4.2017 and will run for 2 years. Any public body subject to the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPPP). listed in https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/list-public-bodies-which-can-participate-cpd-collaborative-frameworks may choose to participate in this Framework at any time as a ‘Client’. The list of public bodies. covered by the NIPPP may change from time to time and any additional bodies may choose to receive the services as a Client. In addition to this the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), Public Prosecution Service (PPS), Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and NI Assembly (NIA) and the other bodies listed in Annex A can avail of this Framework Agreement. An estimate of the number of days required under this Agreement per Client is set out. . The Contracting Authority through CPD may modify this Agreement where the specific services fall under the scope of CHECK Services and the modification would not alter the overall nature of the Agreement. Any modification would be subject to a value for money consideration and the Public Contract Regulations 2015. and would be in line with the rates quoted by the Contractors in the pricing schedule at the time of tendering. NI Public Bodies have a range of existing arrangements in place for the delivery of CHECK services as set out in the Specification of services. It is the intention of these bodies to utilise this Framework once the existing arrangements end. However public bodies may avail of other arrangements if these are proved to offer better value for money.
VI.4.1)Review body
303 Airport Road
Belfast
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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