ID 3793446 - DFI - Roads and Rivers - Winter Service GPS System

Concepts

• winter service gps system
• belfast
• global navigation and positioning
• northern ireland
• route navigation system
• maintenance of a winter service gps
• GPS or equivalent
• efficient winter service operation
• winter service gps
• vital winter service data

Location

BELFAST

Description

Procurement is for supply and installation and support and maintenance of a Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system that will be used to track and monitor approximately 135 DfI Roads gritting vehicles throughout the whole of Northern Ireland. The Organisation is divided into 4 geographical areas, North, South, East and West. Each area contains a number of depots and vehicles are assigned to these depots. The Winter Service GPS and Route Navigation system will be an important element in delivering an effective and efficient winter service operation and providing the travelling public with a level of confidence during adverse winter weather conditions. The system will be required to provide vital Winter Service data as well as providing route navigation within the Winter Service fleet.

Renewal Options

This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension period The Initial Contract Period shall run for 5 years, with the option of five further extensions of one year each (1 year, 1 year, 1 year, 1 year and 1 year respectively).

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38112100 - Global navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
• 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
• 34933000 - Navigation equipment

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

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 3 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.