ID 4542395 NIPS - Supply and Delivery of Bedding, Towels and Curtains

Concepts

• beds and bedding
• belfast
• northern ireland
• northern ireland prison service
• towels
• bedding
• curtains
• bed linen
• delivery of bedding
• adult male prisoners

Location

Northern Ireland:

Description

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) is an Executive agency of the Department of Justice (DoJ), which was created on 12 April 2010 after the devolution of Justice in Northern Ireland. It is governed by the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 and the Prison and Young Offenders Rules (Northern Ireland) 1995. There are three Prisons in Northern Ireland comprising of Maghaberry and Magilligan, which accommodate adult male prisoners, and Hydebank Wood College which accommodates both Young Offenders and adult female prisoners.The purpose of this Contract is to fulfil the supply and delivery requirement for bedding and towels whilst aiming to standardise products wherever possible. As a result NIPS require the appointed contractor to take a proactive approach in meeting this objective. Please refer to the Specification for full details of the requirement.

CPV Codes

• 39143110 - Beds and bedding and specialist soft furnishings
• 39510000 - Textile household articles
• 39512000 - Bed linen
• 39512100 - Sheets
• 39512500 - Pillowcases
• 39500000 - Textile articles

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Since this is a demand-led requirement, neither CPD nor Northern Ireland Prison Service can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The estimated contract values are broad estimates only, include additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential users. The estimates are not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated. Contract monitoring: the successful Contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. 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 written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance, and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will 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 for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. 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 under no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by Candidates.