Official UK procurement notice
DoJ PSNI Modification Terrestrial Digital Microwave Radio Link Equipment (Marlin)
Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Police Service of Northern Ireland Marlin requires access to transport CCTV and Video for Public space video systems covering town centres across Northern Ireland, the PSNI perimeter site security and for special events. The Marlin system allows this.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions,…
To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions, PSNI require an extension of its original contract for an additional 5 years while the current technology is upgraded. PSNI will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2024, 14:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Apr 2024, 10:23 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044dabFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions, PSNI require an extension of its original contract for an
additional 5 years while the current technology is upgraded. PSNI will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or
supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable
(for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.
This modification is for a total of £1,133,903.50 leading to a revised contract value of £5,333.903.50.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 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). The authority will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum. of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded..
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated26 Apr 2024, 10:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitive Information | £5,333,904 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Sensitive InformationDoJ PSNI Replacement of Terrestrial Digital Microwave Radio Link Equipment (Marlin) | £5,333,904 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DoJ PSNI Replacement of Terrestrial Digital Microwave Radio Link Equipment (Marlin) · Sensitive Information
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2024
- Value
- £5,333,904
- Status
- active
- Change The original awarded value of this contract was £2,267,807.00. With the initial extension in 2021 taking the estimated contract spend to £4,200,000. this modification is for a total of £1,133,903.50 leading to a revised contract value of £5,333.903.50, Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: To ensure continuity of service to the PSNI for their critical business functions, PSNI require an extension of its original contract for an additional 5 years while the current technology is upgraded. PSNI will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.
Contract 010071-2024-1 · Sensitive Information
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2024
- Value
- £5,333,904
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- 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 PCR 2015.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Sensitive InformationAwarded supplier
- Sensitive InformationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.