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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

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Police Service of Northern Ireland

Buyer Address: Police Headquarters, Brooklyn, 65 Knock Road, BELFAST, UK, BT5 6LE, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Justice Sector

Contact Email: justice.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
600000.0 GBP
Published
27 Mar 2025, 11:27
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
03325000 - Small animals
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Withheld for Security reasons
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 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.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: 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.

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Qualitative Criteria

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Qualitative Criteria

Contracts

Contract Title: Contract

Awards

Award Title: Contract

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