NIEA - Purchase of an ICPMS.
Contract notice
Supplies
Section I: Contracting authority
Department of Environment
17 Antrim Road
For the attention of: Neil Richardson
BT28 3AL Lisburn
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.dfpni.gov.uk/cpd
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)
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
NUTS code UKN02
38433100
Range: between 115 000 and 140 000 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
[SC1] - Company experience: Tenderers shall provide at least 2 examples within the past 3 years which clearly demonstrates their company experience of supplying Mass Spectrometers to other organisations. Tenderers shall provide:
- Date instrument installed;
- Model Number;
- Country;
- Company name.
[SC2] - Tenderers shall upload two application papers/analytical methodologies published in relation to the ICPMS they are proposing into eSourcing NI. These must relate to either Freshwater, Seawater or Sediment analysis in regards to the instrument they are proposing.
[SC3] Tenderers shall provide confirmation of ISO 9001 (or equivalent) registration for both them and the manufacturer (if different organisations).
Section IV: Procedure
Payable documents: no
Place:
CPD uses an electronic tendering system which is osted by an external Contractor Bravo Solutions. Tenders cannot be accessed until after the closing date and time. The elctronic tendering system will not permit the transmission of late tenders.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: noSection VI: Complementary information
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): 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 ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email 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 onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & 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 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 CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5)/ 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).