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Published 12 Feb 2021, 11:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C1015 – Provision of Security and Ancillary Services

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Mar 2021awarded 15 Jun 2021
Awarded to DGS Service Solutions Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract is for the provision of Security and Ancillary services within Northern Ireland Water sites. Services required under this Contract include, but are not limited to;

  • Access control
  • Patrolling
  • Call outs and alarms
  • CCTV monitoring. Please see tender documents for further details.

CPV: Public security services · Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,800,000
Extensions: Contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Cost: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
12 Feb 2021, 11:48 GMT
Last source update
20 Jul 2021, 18:54 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Mar 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017126
Classification (CPV)
Public security servicesSecurity services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0292af Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contract is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1+1 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
18 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Mar 2021, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Mar 2021 → 14 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    18 Mar 2021, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2021, 18:54 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    14 Sept 2021, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jul 2021, 18:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 71 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DGS Service Solutions Ltd.SMEContract£2,800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body Belfast
  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.