Notice Information
Notice Title
NICTS Office Cleaning Services
Notice Description
The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) (the Client's) estate currently comprises 24 locations made up of courthouses and administrative locations throughout Northern Ireland. There are 4 part-time venues namely: Enniskillen, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane; 4 vacant properties namely: Banbridge,Bangor, Larne and Old Townhall; all other venues are open 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. This VEAT is for a modification of this existing contract, not a direct award for a new requirement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) (the Client's) estate currently comprises 24 locations made up of courthouses and administrative locations throughout Northern Ireland. There are 4 part-time venues namely: Enniskillen, Limavady, Magherafelt and Strabane; 4 vacant properties namely: Banbridge,Bangor, Larne and Old Townhall; all other venues are open 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. This VEAT is for a modification of an existing contract, not for a new requirement. Additional information: This VEAT is for a modification of an existing contract, not for a new requirement.
Procurement Information
This modification request is being made due to the unforeseen circumstances in relation to the impact of Covid-19, using Regulation 72(1) of the Public Contract Regulations. Due to the current pandemic the contract end date to be modified by 1 year from 31 March 2022 to 31 March 2023. To initiate a procurement process in this climate, when there is so much uncertainty regarding availability of key staff would be a potential risk. The pandemic has had a detrimental impact on NICTS staff resources, and other users. NICTS present priority is to ensure business continuity and as such key individuals would be unable to participate in a new procurement process (development of requirements, tender evaluation etc.). It would also be difficult for NICTS to define and scope current/future requirements due to the ever changing way that courts business is currently being delivered and whether the current cleaning model would need to be retained if and when Covid related measures can be scaled back. It would also be beneficial to NICTS to ensure that the current service provider can build on the changes that have been implemented over the last year and NICTS would have concerns regarding the impact that changing service providers at this time could have in meeting the current standards expected by NICTS staff and court users.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029473
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003339-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
90910000 - Cleaning services
90919200 - Office cleaning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20215 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Feb 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COURTS AND TRIBUNALS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT3 9ED
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Sydenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast East
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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