The University of Ulster wishes to appoint a contractor to supply Firm & Interruptable Natural Gas to the Jordanstown and Belfast Campuses. The contract will be let for a period of 2 years with supply of gas starting on 1.10.2011 or as soon as ...

Contract award notice

Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University of Ulster
Block X, Room X032, Cromore Rd, Co Londonderry
Contact point(s): www.ulster.ac.uk/etendering/
For the attention of: Philip Gallagher
BT52 1SA Coleraine
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2870124058
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2870124933

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority www.ulster.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile www.ulster.ac.uk/etendering/

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Education
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Supply of Firm & Interruptible Natural Gas to Jordanstown and Belfast Campuses.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKN01

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The University of Ulster wishes to appoint a contractor to supply Firm & Interruptable Natural Gas to the Jordanstown and Belfast Campuses. The contract will be let for a period of 2 years with supply of gas starting on 1.10.2011 or as soon as practical thereafter, with an option to extend for a further two 6-month periods in the third year at rates to be agreed during the contract.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09123000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 1 497 236 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
Lowest price
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
PR/100543-26.07.2011
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Notice on a buyer profile

of 3.6.2011

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: Supply of Firm & Interruptible Natural Gas to Jordanstown and Belfast Campuses Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Bundle 1.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
5.9.2011
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Phoenix Supply Ltd
197 Airport Road West
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: 1 076 890 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 2
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
Contract No: Supply of Firm & Interruptible Natural Gas to Jordanstown and Belfast Campuses Lot No: 2 - Lot title: Bundles 2 & 3.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
5.9.2011
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Firmus Energy (Supply) Ltd
Kilbegs Business Park
BT41 4NN Antrim
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: 420 346 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 2
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
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).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
17.10.2011