ID 3015510 - DAERA – CAFRE – Supply and Installation of Additional Educational Tractor Driving Simulators

Concepts

• training simulators
• antrim
• cafre greenmount college
• simulators
• procurement of these simulators
• educational tractor
• daera’s educational objectives
• tractor
• installation of additional educational tractor driving simulators
• driving simulators

Location

Antrim

Description

This project involves procurement of up to eight educational tractor driving simulators providing the opportunity for users to learn how to drive a tractor, experience different ground conditions and weather, all in the safety of a classroom. The procurement of these simulators will assist with delivery of agricultural machinery courses at CAFRE Greenmount College and allow for the development and delivery of specific courses, in line with DAERA’s educational objectives. The contract will run for a period of 5 years.

CPV Codes

• 34152000 - Training simulators
• 34150000 - Simulators
• 34151000 - Driving simulators
• 34100000 - Motor vehicles
• 48000000 - Software package and information systems

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

A Prior Information Notice, reference was 2020/S 207-506269, was published on 23 October 2020 and as such the time limit for the receipt of tenders has be shortened to 15 days. The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). 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 Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register. of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of. a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from. the date of issue of the Notice. It may also 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. The Authority expressly. reserves the rights: (I) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; (II) To. make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to award (a) contract(s) in respect. of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and (IV) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be. liable for any costs incurred by candidates.