Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-23
Buyer: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
Country: UK
Region: NORTHERN IRELAND
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 34114200: Ambulances | 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35412200 | 44430000

Technical requirements: The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is preparing to initiate a procurement process to award a contract for the replacement of its existing armoured public order vehicles. The fleet currently comprises of 400 armoured Land Rovers of which 100 are more than 10 years old and will be replaced over 4 years. The potential scale and scope of this requirement is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders.
The existing armoured public order vehicle used by PSNI has been based on the Land Rover Defender 110 chassis which ceased production at the end of 2015. PSNI is now looking forward for a new replacement armoured vehicle to fulfil its public order and operational requirements.
Before launching a procurement procedure, PSNI and Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) are conducting market consultations with a view to preparing the procurement and to inform economic operators / warm the market to the opportunity of the future procurement requirements.
—Gain initial supplier awareness, engagement and opinion, resulting in a confidence around viability of concept;
Please Note: All Completed Questionnaires Must Be Submitted Via The Etenders NI before 15:00 on Friday 29.4.2016.
Interested parties are requested to complete the questionnaire within Appendix A and return it via eTendersNI, by 15:00 on Friday 29.4.2016
Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated using the secure messaging function on the eTendersNI portal.
If relevant and not commercially sensitive, responses to requests for clarification will be communicated by the Central Procurement Directorate to all interested economic operators through the eTendersNI messaging system.
Your feedback should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) clarifications messaging function. Instructions on how to submit your feedback can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough available through the homepage of the portal.
If you wish to respond to this questionnaire please ensure that your system is configured in line with the requirements as set out on the eTendersNI platform. These requirements are provided on the Homepage before the user logs in and also appear on the screen when the user clicks on a link to access an opportunity.
Your questionnaire should be uploaded within the eTendersNI portal via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT). Instructions on how to submit your questionnaire can be found within the Interactive Walkthrough available through the Homepage of the portal.
— Please ensure that you allow sufficient time to complete your questionnaire using the eTendersNI Tender Preparation Tool. Please note that the Tender Preparation Tool requires operations to be performed both on the user's computer and also the transfer of the submission via the internet onto the eTendersNI site. As such there are a number of variables that may affect the length of time that it takes for your completed questionnaire to be received by the online system.
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— Please note that although the attachment limit for a single document is 50 MB, the maximum permitted overall submission size is 100 MB.
— Please note that every tender opportunity includes by default a file called ‘Tender Structure XML’. It is not necessary to download and use this file, unless you decide to submit a return on the system using the ‘offline Tender preparation’ functionality, which is not described here. For online tender submission this particular file is not needed, please ignore it.