ID 4901529 - DoF - IT Assist - ICT Disposal Framework

Concepts

• belfast
• antrim
• armagh
• portadown
• lisburn
• craigavon
• enniskillen
• bangor
• holywood
• newry

Location

BELFAST

Description

The Department of Finance - IT Assist wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for Disposal Services for IT equipment, electronic and electrical equipment for use by the Northern Ireland Public Sector including Northern Ireland Civil Service Departments, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies. Unauthorised disclosure of information / sensitive data is a major risk mainly due to the increasing dependence on electronic storage systems and the use of disposable media. Organisations have therefore developed asset disposal strategies that can require data to be deleted from media and equipment sometimes prior to its permanent removal from site for disposal and/or recycling or for assured data destruction. The framework therefore seeks to appoint Suppliers to; securely and irreversibly delete data from a range of media either on the customer’s premises or offsite; and securely and legally dispose of redundant information and communications technology equipment and media. Once the Framework Agreement has been established, secondary competitions will be completed for each disposal required. The Framework period is for 4 years. For further details regarding the requirement, please refer to document entitled 'ID 4901529 – Framework Specification'.

CPV Codes

• 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
• 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
• 72611000 - Technical computer support services
• 90510000 - Refuse disposal and treatment
• 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
• 90514000 - Refuse recycling services
• 90512000 - Refuse transport services
• 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
• 72500000 - Computer-related services
• 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Framework monitoring: the successful contractor’s performance on the Framework Agreement 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 their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for termination of the Suppliers Place on the Framework Agreement 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. The Framework Agreement. is being let by the Department of Finance on behalf of any listed public sector organisations requiring services in Northern Ireland including:- Government Departments; Agencies; Non-departmental Public Bodies; or other Contracting Authority (including subsidised. bodies or other grant recipients). A list of organisations is included in the tender documents. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.