Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems Northern Ireland

Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of Northern, South Eastern, Southern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
1st Floor, The Cottage, 5 Greenmount Avenue
BT43 6DA Ballymena
UNITED KINGDOM

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Body governed by public law

Health

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Headquarters, Bretten Hall, 45 Bush Road
BT41 2RL Antrim
UNITED KINGDOM

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Headquarters, Ulster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road
BT16 1RH Dundonald
UNITED KINGDOM

Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Headquarters, Craigavon Area Hospital, 68 Lurgan Road
BT63 5QQ Portadown
UNITED KINGDOM

Western Health and Social Care Trust
Headquarters, Altnagelvin Hospital Site, Glenshane Road
BT47 6SB Londonderry
UNITED KINGDOM

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Health and Social Care Trust
1 Seymour Street
BT27 4SX Lisburn
UNITED KINGDOM

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

NUTS code UKN

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 48

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 510 and 4 632 000 GBP

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

The Framework Agreement will contain 9 Lots, 3 of which will be further split into a number of Sections (Lots 3, 5 and 7).
Any Resultant Contract(s) will be made within the Framework Agreement Period for a maximum duration of up to 5 years each, with the option of extending for any period(s) up to and including 24 months.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 90 000 and 633 000 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the username/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 74 000 and 520 470 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Lot 3 is further split into 9 Sections as detailed below:
Section 1 — ADT — Value Range — 550 GBP to 3 870 GBP,
Section 2 — Advanced — Value Range — 790 GBP to 5 565 GBP,
Section 3 — Chubb — Value Range — 611 GBP to 4 300 GBP,
Section 4 — Gent — Value Range — 17 650 GBP to 124 120 GBP,
Section 5 — Kidde — Value Range — 693 GBP to 4 877 GBP,
Section 6 — Morley — Value Range — 78 240 GBP to 670 964 GBP,
Section 7 — Securiton — Value Range — 1 311 GBP to 9 223 GBP,
Section 8 — Vigilon — Value Range — 510 GBP to 3 586 GBP,
Section 9 — Zettler — Value Range — 1 530 GBP to 10 757 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 510 and 837 262 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
– Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
– You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
– Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
– There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 37 680 and 265 040 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Lot 5 is further split into 6 Sections as detailed below:
Section 1 — Gent & Associated — Value Range — 138 320 GBP to 972 860 GBP,
Section 2 — Protec — Value Range — 2 000 GBP to 14 070 GBP,
Section 3 — Minerva — Value Range — 2 000 GBP to 14 070 GBP,
Section 4 — Morley — Value Range — 2 000 GBP to 14 070 GBP,
Section 5 — Kidde — Value Range — 2 500 GBP to 17 580 GBP,
Section 6 — ESS — Value Range — 1 200 GBP to 8 440 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 200 and 1 041 090 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 16 480 and 115 910 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk..

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Lot 7 is further split into 6 Sections as detailed below:
Section 1 — Advanced — Value Range — 1 784 GBP to 12 550 GBP,
Section 2 — Gent — Value Range — 9 860 GBP to 69 335 GBP,
Section 3 — Minerva — Value Range — 2 040 GBP to 14 355 GBP,
Section 4 — Morley — Value Range — 87 590 GBP to 616 050 GBP,
Section 5 — Securiton — Value Range — 7 330 GBP to 51 570 GBP,
Section 6 — ADT — Value Range — 1 115 GBP to 7 840 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 100 and 771 700 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 24 810 and 174 500 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Maintenance and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems.

50000000, 31625200

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 38 750 and 272 545 GBP

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

Open

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

An electronic auction will be used: no

11848

no

19.12.2014 – 15:00

English.

in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘I agree’,
— Enter your correct business and user details,
— Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender.
— Login to the portal with the user-name/password,
— Click the ‘PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content,
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
— This will move the PQQ/ITT into your ‘My PQQs/My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
— You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender.
— Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
— You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The Contractor and/or their supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social policy objectives relating to employment, training, and skills development opportunities for the unemployed in the support of, but not limited to, the Northern Ireland Program for Government 2011-2015. Accordingly Contract performance conditions will relate in particular to these Social considerations.

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: 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 2006 (SI 2006 No 5)/Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6).
(Delete as appropriate) 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).

24.10.2014