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Published 13 Sept 2021, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1108 - Statutory Inspection of Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£3,600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2021awarded 3 Feb 2022
Awarded to Bureau Veritas

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this contract is to enable NIW to comply with current legislative requirements relating to the inspection and certification of lifting equipment and pressure systems. The contract shall include:- independent, competent examination, assessment and reports on equipment; records of inspections on equipment; management information reports; maintenance requirements for equipment and competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance, such as preparation of written schemes of examination for all NIW pressure systems and lifting equipment. NIW is seeking to appoint a single supplier for the inspection and certification of lifting equipment and pressure systems.

  • Recurrence: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.

CPV: Lifting and handling equipment · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,600,000
Extensions: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 yearsVariant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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 · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
First published
13 Sept 2021, 16:35 BST
Last source update
4 Feb 2022, 12:15 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003247
Classification (CPV)
Lifting and handling equipmentTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e029 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2+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
14 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2021 → 12 Apr 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    4 Feb 2022, 12:15 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Apr 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Feb 2022, 12:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bureau VeritasContract£3,600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Bureau Veritas

    Signed
    3 Feb 2022
    Value
    £3,600,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

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

  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BUREAU VERITAS UK LTDAwarded supplier Suite 308, Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, UK, B24 9FDContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.