Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-20
Buyer: Department of Justice
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72253000: Helpdesk and support services | 72253200: Computer systems support services | 72254100: Systems testing services | 72261000: Software support services
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The NICTS is an Agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for the provision of administrative support for Northern Ireland's courts and the majority of tribunals. Courtroom technology is an integral part of the service NICTS provides its customers. The scope of this procurement is to establish a managed service to: 1. Support the existing courtroom technology architecture (as described in this document); 2. Undertake a refresh/upgrade programme of the courtroom technology systems and services during the lifetime of this contact; 3. To implement courtroom technology solutions at additional sites or indeed decommission sites to accommodate changing business needs; and 4. To implement a new Digital Signage solution in NICTS Courthouses.
The contract will be for a period of 5 years, with options to extend for 3 additional periods of 12 months from the commencement date. (1.3.2018).
The figure indicated in II.1.5 represents the upper limit of an estimated contract value which ranges from (3 500 000 GBP to 5 000 000 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: 5000000