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PSNI - COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND CARE OF ANIMALS SEIZED IN THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Police Service of Northern Ireland · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) seek to appoint up to two Supplier(s) to manage the collection, transportation, care, and disposal of animals at the request of the Investigating officer PSNI wildlife department. The animals will be formally seized by PSNI in the course of investigations and related activities or taken in to care for the purposes of safeguarding in line with statutory responsibilities. This contract does not require the provision of an advisory role. The PSNI wildlife liaison department will advise officers and manage the budget overseen by the lead for Rural and Wildlife Crime Unit Superintendent in consultation with PSNI legal services. The Supplier(s) have no statutory powers to make seizures and/or prosecute offenders. They must rely upon PSNI to perform this role. Further information on the services required are detailed in the Specification document.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Mar 2025
Award ID
011500-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
BELFAST, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV03322200 — Goats
  • CPV03322300 — Horses
  • CPV03325000 — Small animals
  • CPV98380000 — Dog kennel services

Lots

  • The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) seek to appoint up to two Supplier(s) to manage the collection, transportation, care, and disposal of animals at the request of the Investigating officer PSNI wildlife department. The animals will be formally seized by PSNI in the course of investigations and related activities or taken in to care for the purposes of safeguarding in line with statutory responsibilities. This contract does not require the provision of an advisory role. The PSNI wildlife liaison department will advise officers and manage the budget overseen by the lead for Rural and Wildlife Crime Unit Superintendent in consultation with PSNI legal services. The Supplier(s) have no statutory powers to make seizures and/or prosecute offenders. They must rely upon PSNI to perform this role. Further information on the services required are detailed in the Specification document. Additional information: Contract Value. 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.£600k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ID 5258624
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful. tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
27 Aug 2024, 15:30

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
27 Aug 2024, 15:30

Tender Period

Ends
27 Aug 2024, 15:00

Communication

Contract terms

Performance Terms
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can 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 three years from the date of issue. 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." This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.

Classification

Id
98380000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dog kennel services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Ends
25 Dec 2024, 23:59

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
1

Type

document

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) seek to appoint up to two Supplier(s) to manage the collection, transportation, care, and disposal of animals at the request of the Investigating officer PSNI wildlife department. The animals will be formally seized by PSNI in the course of investigations and related activities or taken in to care for the purposes of safeguarding in line with statutory responsibilities. This contract does not require the provision of an advisory role. The PSNI wildlife liaison department will advise officers and manage the budget overseen by the lead for Rural and Wildlife Crime Unit Superintendent in consultation with PSNI legal services. The Supplier(s) have no statutory powers to make seizures and/or prosecute offenders. They must rely upon PSNI to perform this role. Further information on the services required are detailed in the Specification document. Additional information: Contract Value. 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.

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Following the initial contract period, there is one option to extend for a period of up to 2 years. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Qualitative Criteria
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Name
Qualitative Criteria
Type
cost
Description
30

Contract period

Duration In Days
720

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN0
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Entry 3
Region
UKN0
Entry 4
Region
UKN
Entry 5
Region
UKN0

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
03325000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Small animals
Entry 2
Id
03322300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Horses
Entry 3
Id
98380000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Dog kennel services
Entry 4
Id
03322200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Goats

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-105378
Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT3 9ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
c/o CPD, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Legal Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

Contact

Name
Justice Sector
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-20217
Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-137557
Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Postal Code
BT5 6LE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Police Headquarters, Brooklyn, 65 Knock Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
03
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Public order and safety

Identifier

Legal Name
Police Service of Northern Ireland

Contact

Name
Justice Sector
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-142089
Name
Withheld for Security reasons

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
BELFAST
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Withheld for Security reasons

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
011500-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-142089
Name
Withheld for Security reasons

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
011500-2025-1-1
Title
Contract
Status
active
Award ID
011500-2025-1-1
Date Signed
26 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · BELFAST · UK · BT5 6LE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN
  • Delivery location · UKN0

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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