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title: "Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Belfast Electrical Lot 1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038ce5"
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buyer: "EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI"
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# Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Belfast Electrical Lot 1

Buyer: EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038ce5

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## Summary

The Education Authority Northern Ireland has awarded a contract for the Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works - Belfast Electrical Lot 1 to Irwin ME Ltd. The contract involves building construction work and is valued at £35,265,000. The contract period spans from 29th April 2023 to 31st May 2024. The procurement stage is completed, and the contract was signed on 12th December 2022.

This public procurement contract presents an opportunity for businesses in the construction industry, particularly those specialised in building construction work. The contract involves providing maintenance and minor works in the Belfast region for schools and associated facilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with experience in electrical maintenance and construction would be well-suited to compete. The Education Authority NI retains the option to extend or terminate the contract based on future developments.

## Notice

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the continued provision of a Term Service Contract for Electrical Maintenance and Minor Works (Belfast Region) Lot 1 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEATs issued on 28 May 2021 and 15 April 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The award of a contract by Education Authority Northern Ireland (EANI) without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union, in respect of the continued provision of a Term Service Contract for Electrical Maintenance and Minor Works (Belfast Region) Lot 1 as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEAT issued on 12 December 2022.

Options: The previous VEAT 2022/S 000-010138 issued on 15 April 2022 extended this contract until 31 May 2023 with an option for the EANI to extend, at its sole discretion, until 30 September 2023. This option has not been exercised. Instead, this notice shall extend the contract until 31 May 2024 with the further option for EANI, in its absolute discretion, terminate the contract by providing the contractor with written notice of its intention to terminate the contract.

### Procurement Information

Due to the EANI's desire to develop and design a procurement strategy for the future term service contract that takes cognisance of representations made by the market; additional works required for special educational needs schools and the late exiting of the incumbent contractors across three lots and the consequent added pressure on the relevant supporting lots, it has become necessary to extend the contract until 31 May 2024 to facilitate the development and design of a new procurement. To ensure value for money and to assist the procurement strategy for the future term service contract, the EANI shall have, at its absolute discretion, the ability to terminate the contract by giving the contractor written notice of its intention to terminate. Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This contingency includes sums to permit work in other Lots (as per the contract and Regulation 72 (1) (a)). To secure continuity, the provisions of the contract as referenced in VEAT 2021/S 105-278043 remain. Regulation 72(1)(b) further permits this extension as a change of provider: (i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement and given the need to ensure continued access to EANI schools and facilities and could result in partial/total closure of schools; and (ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs. EANI envisages new contract award by 31/05/24.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012378-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2022 - 31 May 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £39,265,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EDUCATION AUTHORITY NI |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 2NQ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Duncairn |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IRWIN ME |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45210000 - Building construction work

## Release History

- 28 Apr 2023 at 15:33 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012378-2023
- 13 Dec 2022 at 12:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035186-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://irwinm-e.com/

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