PSNI - Provision of Laundry Services for Custody Suites

Description

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are required to comply with Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers “PACE, Code C, 8.3 - Blankets, mattresses, pillows and other bedding supplied shall be of a reasonable standard and in a clean and sanitary condition”. The PSNI seek to appoint Supplier/s to provide a simultaneous collection and delivery laundry service to custody suites across a number of PSNI Locations. Please refer to Schedule 2 “Specification” for more information on the service requirements. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Belfast Area The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are required to comply with Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers “PACE, Code C, 8.3 - Blankets, mattresses, pillows and other bedding supplied shall be of a reasonable standard and in a clean and sanitary condition”. The PSNI seek to appoint Supplier/s to provide a simultaneous collection and delivery laundry service to custody suites across a number of PSNI Locations. Please refer to Schedule 2 “Specification” for more information on the service requirements. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 and Section II .2.6 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. Neither CPD nor the PSNI can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The successful Suppliers performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Suppliers 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 the contract may be terminated. Lot 2: Lot 2 - South Area The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are required to comply with Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers “PACE, Code C, 8.3 - Blankets, mattresses, pillows and other bedding supplied shall be of a reasonable standard and in a clean and sanitary condition”. The PSNI seek to appoint Supplier/s to provide a simultaneous collection and delivery laundry service to custody suites across a number of PSNI Locations. Please refer to Schedule 2 “Specification” for more information on the service requirements. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 and Section II .2.6 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. Neither CPD nor the PSNI can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The successful Suppliers performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Suppliers 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 the contract may be terminated. Lot 3: Lot 3 - North Area The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are required to comply with Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers “PACE, Code C, 8.3 - Blankets, mattresses, pillows and other bedding supplied shall be of a reasonable standard and in a clean and sanitary condition”. The PSNI seek to appoint Supplier/s to provide a simultaneous collection and delivery laundry service to custody suites across a number of PSNI Locations. Please refer to Schedule 2 “Specification” for more information on the service requirements. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 and Section II .2.6 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. Neither CPD nor the PSNI can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The successful Suppliers performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Suppliers 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 the contract may be terminated. Lot 4: Lot 4 - Derry City and Strabane The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are required to comply with Code of Practice for the detention, treatment and questioning of persons by police officers “PACE, Code C, 8.3 - Blankets, mattresses, pillows and other bedding supplied shall be of a reasonable standard and in a clean and sanitary condition”. The PSNI seek to appoint Supplier/s to provide a simultaneous collection and delivery laundry service to custody suites across a number of PSNI Locations. Please refer to Schedule 2 “Specification” for more information on the service requirements. Additional information: The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 and Section II .2.6 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. Neither CPD nor the PSNI can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The successful Suppliers performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Suppliers 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 the contract may be terminated.