ID 5230601 - DfE - BMC - The Supply and Delivery of Metal for the Northern Ireland Colleges of Further and Higher Education

Concepts

• belfast
• antrim
• omagh
• newtownards
• londonderry
• aggregates, minerals and mining
• newry
• basic metals
• metal ores and alloys
• northern regional college

Location

Belfast

Description

Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) on behalf of the six regional Colleges in Northern Ireland wishes to appoint a Supplier(s) for the supply and delivery of metals. The contract will be divided into six lots as follows: Lot 1 – Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC); Lot 2 – Northern Regional College (NRC); Lot 3 – North West Regional College (NWRC); Lot 4 – South Eastern Regional College (SERC); Lot 5 – Southern Regional College (SRC); and Lot 6 – South West College (SWC). Each lot will be awarded to one Tenderer. There are no restrictions on the number of lots a Tenderer can bid for or be awarded. Therefore, Tenderers may tender for any lot they wish. However, Tenderers must be able to provide and deliver all metal supplies listed within each lot bid for. Tenderers should refer to the Specification for more details on the services required.

Lot Division

Renewal Options

The Buyer will have the option to extend the Contract for one further period of up to and including 24 months.

CPV Codes

• 14000000 - Mining, basic metals and related products
• 14700000 - Basic metals
• 14600000 - Metal ores and alloys
• 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items

Indicators

• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue.. . The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.