Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs

BELFAST

Contact

Collaboration.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk

Email

Collaboration.CPD [at] finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

DAERA - Supply and Delivery of 17 x Pallet Trucks for 4 Seaports (ID 5675345)

Reference number

ID 5675345

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 42415100 - Lifting trucks

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description

DAERA require the supply and delivery of 17 x Pallet Trucks to various locations within Northern Ireland. This requirement will be spilt across 2 lots - Lot 1 – New 12 x 2 Tonne Electric Pallet Truck Lot 2 – New 5 x 2.3-2.5 Tonne Pallet Truck Tenderers can bid for one or both lots. Tenderers must have the capacity and capability to provide all Pallet Trucks under each lot which they tender for.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £148,400

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

Lot 1 – New 12 x 2 Tonne Electric Pallet Truck

Lot No

1

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
• 42415000 - Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractors

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKN - Northern Ireland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA require the supply and delivery of 17 x Pallet Trucks to various locations within Northern Ireland. This requirement will be spilt across 2 lots - Lot 1 – New 12 x 2 Tonne Electric Pallet Truck Lot 2 – New 5 x 2.3-2.5 Tonne Pallet Truck Tenderers can bid for one or both lots. Tenderers must have the capacity and capability to provide all Pallet Trucks under each lot which they tender for.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £122,400

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title

Lot 2 – New 5 x 2.3-2.5 Tonne Pallet Truck

Lot No

2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
• 42415000 - Forklift trucks, works trucks, railway-station platforms tractors

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKN - Northern Ireland

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

DAERA require the supply and delivery of 17 x Pallet Trucks to various locations within Northern Ireland. This requirement will be spilt across 2 lots - Lot 1 – New 12 x 2 Tonne Electric Pallet Truck Lot 2 – New 5 x 2.3-2.5 Tonne Pallet Truck Tenderers can bid for one or both lots. Tenderers must have the capacity and capability to provide all Pallet Trucks under each lot which they tender for.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £26,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Contract monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be.. regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting.. what it is paying for. 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 senior.. management in Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) for further action. If this occurs and your performance does not improve.. to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your expense as.. provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory.. Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may in accordance.. with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public procurement competitions for a period of up to.. three years.

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

25 March 2025

Local time

3:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 23 June 2025

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 March 2025

Local time

3:30pm

Place

Clare House

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure

SSD Representatives

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for review/appeal or mediation procedures

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and.. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information is communicated.. to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to.. challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

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