Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-25
Buyer: Department of Justice
Country: UK
Region: NORTHERN IRELAND
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72253000: Helpdesk and support services | 72253200: Computer systems support services | 72260000: Software-related services | 72261000: Software support services | 72263000: Software implementation services
Estimated value: 234924 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Northern Ireland Prison Service. NIPS. is an executive agency of the Department of Justice. DOJ. . The NIPS is responsible for providing prison services in Northern Ireland. Its main statutory duties are set out in the Prison Act. Northern Ireland. 1953 and rules made under the Act. The COMPASS system delivers the HR, Payroll and Rostering service for NIPS. The current system version is SAP ECC6 Ehp5 and is hosted on the IT Assist Confidential. ITAC. Network. The system needs to be maintained and upgraded in line with Northern Ireland Civil Service. NICS. HR recommendations to ensure equality between NIPS staff and staff in other NICS Departments.
The contract will be for an initial period of 2 years, commencing April 2017, with 2 optional extension periods of 1 year each i.e. 2 + [1 + 1].
The figure indicated in II.1.5 represents the upper limit of an estimated contract value which ranges from (156 616 GBP to 234 924 GBP). This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the scope/and or scale which may result. from future operational requirements. The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for. economic operators when submitting a bid for this competition. In addition, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee. as to the level of business under this contract. . . Contract Monitoring. . 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. This contract. will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of the contract. is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.


Award value: 234924