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title: "ID 4976073 - NIO - External Relations - Chauffeur Driven Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04710d"
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# ID 4976073 - NIO - External Relations - Chauffeur Driven Services

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04710d

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## Summary

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has completed a contract award for chauffeur-driven services to support the Communications and External Relations Directorate based in Belfast. The contract, ID 4976073, titled "External Relations - Chauffeur Driven Services", is categorised under Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000), with the award dated 15th October 2024. This service involves the provision of private hire vehicles for various transportation needs across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and can be required 24/7, 365 days a year. The procurement was conducted via an open procedure compliant with Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and the estimated value of the contract is £120,000, with a potential optional extension period up to 12 months.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in premium transport services, especially those experienced in providing flexible, high-quality chauffeur-driven vehicles. The rigorous contract management and performance monitoring indicates a strong focus on reliability and service quality, making it ideal for businesses with a proven track record in these areas. The nature of the contract supports growth by providing ongoing, potentially long-term, high-value engagements. SMEs, particularly those based in Northern Ireland with capabilities to meet high standards of ministerial and VIP transport, would be well-suited to compete and benefit from such opportunities.

## Notice

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) represents Northern Ireland interests at a UK Government level and UK Government interests in Northern Ireland. This tendering exercise is being carried out by the NIO's Communications and External Relations Directorate based in Belfast. The Communications and External Relations Directorate has a broad range of responsibilities which include the strategic planning and delivery of Ministerial engagements, visit programmes for visiting VIPs, and major public events. The NIO has a requirement for the provision of a private vehicle hire service (chauffeur driven vehicles). The service will entail the collection and delivery of persons, documents and other items as directed by the NIO nominated Authorising Officers, to and from various locations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The service can be required 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, and drivers and vehicles must be available accordingly. Please see the specification document for more information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) represents Northern Ireland interests at a UK Government level and UK Government interests in Northern Ireland. This tendering exercise is being carried out by the NIO's Communications and External Relations Directorate based in Belfast. The Communications and External Relations Directorate has a broad range of responsibilities which include the strategic planning and delivery of Ministerial engagements, visit programmes for visiting VIPs, and major public events. The NIO has a requirement for the provision of a private vehicle hire service (chauffeur driven vehicles). The service will entail the collection and delivery of persons, documents and other items as directed by the NIO nominated Authorising Officers, to and from various locations throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The service can be required 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, and drivers and vehicles must be available accordingly. Please see the specification document for more information. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise and an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the. Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified. in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Options: Optional extension comprising of up to 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035271-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | NIO - NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT1 4GF |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WITHHELD FOR SECURITY REASONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2024 at 09:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035271-2024
- 19 Jun 2024 at 10:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018875-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office

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