NUIG/BUILD/009/11; Fire Detection and Control Systems

National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway-NUIG)

The establishment of two single-operator framework Agreements over a period of 4 years for (a) Design and Integration of Fire Detections and Control Systems and (b) Daily Maintenance and repair of Fire Detection and Control Systems.
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Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-23. The procurement was published on 2011-04-20.

Who?

• National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway-NUIG)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-04-20	Contract notice
2012-09-03	Additional information

Contract notice (2011-04-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: fire-detection systems
Quantity or scope: See individual lots for scope of each Framework Agreement.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Fire-detection systems 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Quadrangle, University Road
Postal town: Galway
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nuigalway.ie 🌏
E-mail: gillian.strange@nuigalway.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-04-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-05-23 📅
Publication date: 2011-04-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 79-130429
OJ-S issue: 79
Additional information

Should there be a change to the proposed funding, the contracting authority reserve the right not to continue with the proposed purchases. The contracting authority also reserves the right to alter requirements in line with availability of funding. (ET Ref:225072).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 💰
950 000 💰
Short description:

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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Design and Integration of Fire Detection and Control Systems
Short description:

A single operator frameworks Agreement for design and integration of fire detections and control systems.

Quantity or scope: The services required under the single party framework agreement for Lot 1 are:— design services for new installations or refurbishments of the existing ‘nittan evolution’ fire detection system,— ensuring the full integration of newly installed and commissioned hardware within the overall existing fire detection and alarm system.

The services required under the single party framework agreement for Lot 1 are:

— design services for new installations or refurbishments of the existing ‘nittan evolution’ fire detection system,

— ensuring the full integration of newly installed and commissioned hardware within the overall existing fire detection and alarm system.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 💰
150 000 💰
Duration: 48 months
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Daily Maintenance and repair of Fire Detection and Control Systems
Short description:

A single operator frameworks agreement for daily maintenance and repair of fire detection and control systems.

Quantity or scope: The services required under the single party framework agreement for Lot 2 are:— daily maintenance and repair/service of existing ‘nittan evolution’ fire detection and system,— daily management, maintenance and repair/service of the emergency urs (university reporting system),— supervision of installations (but not the installation works),— full responsibility to source and store all parts and spares necessary for the maintenance and repairs of the system,— provision of on-site qualified personnel on a daily basis,— the safe and legal removal of devices/low level radiation sources, both under the ownership of nuig and 3rd party. it is required that the disposal, including reporting of devices, will be carried out in accordance with the rules of the rpii (radiological protection institute of ireland), which require certified disposal and will be monitored by nuig,— this service will include the following as required:— supply of equipment,— commissioning of systems,— minor works installations / modifications less than 5k in value,— responsibility for the maintenance of a full spares inventory,— emergency works, including 24/7 cover, for unforeseen works the result of external influences i.e contaminations, flooding, environmental, etc. these works require immediate priority action to allow safe use of facilities.

The services required under the single party framework agreement for Lot 2 are:

— daily maintenance and repair/service of existing ‘nittan evolution’ fire detection and system,

— daily management, maintenance and repair/service of the emergency urs (university reporting system),

— supervision of installations (but not the installation works),

— full responsibility to source and store all parts and spares necessary for the maintenance and repairs of the system,

— provision of on-site qualified personnel on a daily basis,

— the safe and legal removal of devices/low level radiation sources, both under the ownership of nuig and 3rd party. it is required that the disposal, including reporting of devices, will be carried out in accordance with the rules of the rpii (radiological protection institute of ireland), which require certified disposal and will be monitored by nuig,

— this service will include the following as required:

— supply of equipment,

— commissioning of systems,

— minor works installations / modifications less than 5k in value,

— responsibility for the maintenance of a full spares inventory,

— emergency works, including 24/7 cover, for unforeseen works the result of external influences i.e contaminations, flooding, environmental, etc. these works require immediate priority action to allow safe use of facilities.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 750 000 💰
800 000 💰
Reference number: NUIG/BUILD/009/11; fire detection and control systems
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: NUIG Galway Campus.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Candidates will be required to confirm that none of the conditions for exclusion contained in the Declaration of Bona Fides apply to their particular case, otherwise they will be excluded.

A copy of the Declaration is included in the qualification questionnaire available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

In order to be considered, candidates must complete the qualification questionnaire available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.

Minimum level(s) of standards: See qualification questionaire.
Technical and professional ability:

In order to be considered, candidates must complete the qualification questionnaire available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: None.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed at the time of establishing each framework agreement.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of any of the initial contracts or any subsequent contract under the frameworks, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:

It is envisaged that the top 5 scoring Candidates under each Lot (subject to the quality and number of applications received) which also meet the minimum criteria and rules for selection will be invited to tender for that Lot.

Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-06-01 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway-NUIG)
Contact
Contact point: Buildings Office
Gillian Strange
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01718 🌏
Name: A questionnaire is available to download from the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
URL for further information: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway-NUIG)
Contact point: Room A217, Buildings Office
Phone: +353 91495375 📞
Fax: +353 91525047 📠
URL for participation: http://www.nuigalway.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: NUIG/BUILD/009/11; fire detection and control systems
Additional information

(ET Ref:225072).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, the Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:

The contracting authority will not conclude either of the framework agreements (and the reviewable public contracts) to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers under each Lot. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining a framework agreement (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your solicitor
Source: OJS 2011/S 079-130429 (2011-04-20)

Additional information (2012-09-03)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-09-03 📅
Publication date: 2012-09-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 171-281822
Refers to notice: 2011/S 79-130429
OJ-S issue: 171
Source: OJS 2012/S 171-281822 (2012-09-03)

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