Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance and Minor Works, Armagh Building Lot 2

Location

Belfast

Description

Provision of Planned and Responsive Maintenance Works for EANI across its property portfolio in the old Southern Education and Library Board area, Contract Lot 2, which includes but is not limited to controlled and uncontrolled schools as further described in OJEU Contract Notice and as outlined in the previous VEAT Notices.

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 45210000 - Building construction work

Indicators

• Contract modified due to unforeseen circumstances.

Legal Justification

This,combined with the effect of inflation which not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Notice. The total value of the extension is 6,000,000GBP which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This contingency includes sums to permit work in other Lots (as per contract + Reg 72 (1)(a)).This uplift is in addition to the 6,000,000GBP applied detailed in the previous VEAT Notice 2024/S 000-010452 published on 28 March 2024. The uplift in value is also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure continued service delivery of the SEN programme and potential of ongoing response maintenance works. Reg 72(1)(c) permits this extension+increase in value of the Contract,due to unforeseen circumstances;the demand caused by delayed tenders;reallocation of works due to contractor withdrawal;API implementation timeframe. To ensure continued access to schools and the scale,complexity and nature of the construction works and possible duplication of costs it is not possible to change the current provider.Regulation 72(1)(b) further permits this as a change of provider: (i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement and given the need to ensure continued access to EANI schools and facilities and could result in partial/total closure of schools; and (ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs. EANI envisages new contract award by 31/03/26 and the contract extension permits the CA to terminate the contract before this date upon the provision of two months’ notice.