The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Testing of Product Samples for Compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Regulations.

UK-London: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
       1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2072152731, Email: procurement.opss@beis.gov.uk
       Contact: Elijah Reid
       Main Address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Testing of Product Samples for Compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Regulations.            
      Reference number: TRN2509/07/2020

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: BEIS awarded a contract to RINA Tech UK Limited to undertake testing a variable quantity of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in accordance with BS EN/IEC 62321 to verify compliance with the following Regulations or equivalent (and any amendments to these) as necessary over a potential 24 month period.
• UK Statutory Instrument 2012 No.3032 - implementing Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
The contract will be for an initial term of 5 months with the option to extend on the same terms for a further 19 months. Therefore the contract value of £800,000 is based upon the full 24 month duration.
The break clause is being implemented to both ensure the contract is delivering the requirement and if funding will be available for the remaining 19 months since funding will be subject to the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 585,150
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: BEIS awarded a contract to undertake testing a variable quantity of Electrical and Electronic Equipment in accordance with BS EN/IEC 62321 to verify compliance with the following Regulations or equivalent (and any amendments to these) as necessary over a potential 24 month period.
• UK Statutory Instrument 2012 No.3032 - implementing Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the Restriction of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
The contract will be for an initial term of 5 months with the option to extend on the same terms for a further 19 months. Therefore the contract value of £800,000 is based upon the full 24 month duration.
The break clause is being implemented to both ensure the contract is delivering the requirement and if funding will be available for the remaining 19 months since funding will be subject to the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review. It will be subject to BEIS terms and conditions, which will be available within the suite of documents attached.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Evidential Handling / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Transportation / Weighting: 25
      Quality criterion - Name: Supply evidence of how you will provide a reliable and accurate service and, where necessary, outline how your technical expertise in this area / Weighting: 25
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 25
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: The contract will be for an initial term of 5 months with the option to extend on the same terms for a further 19 months. Therefore the contract value of £800,000 is based upon the full 24 month duration, with a maximum of 1,200 tests.

To access the redacted contract please use the following information on Delta: Contract Reference : 510581738 Access Code : M97MJA3655


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 148-364155
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 1    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 25/09/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             RINA Tech UK Limited (RINA), 07419599
             Rina Consulting Building, Cleeve Road,, Leatherhead, KT22 7SA, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 585,150
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Yes
                  Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties:
                  
                  
         Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
          A proportion of the contract is being sub contracted for specialist testing on an as required basis.          
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
          1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET, United Kingdom
          Email: procurement.opss@beis.gov.uk
          Internet address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/10/2020