Awarded contract

Software Hosting, Maintenance and Updates for the Arches v7.2 software

  • Oxford Brookes University

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-000210

Published 4 January 2023, 5:24pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Oxford Brookes University

Gipsy Lane, Headington,

Oxford

OX3 0BP

Contact

Vicky Badger

Email

vbadger@brookes.ac.uk

Telephone

+441 865483905

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.brookes.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Software Hosting, Maintenance and Updates for the Arches v7.2 software

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provision of Software Hosting, Maintenance and Updates for the Arches v7.2 software for the Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £98,082

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of Software Hosting, Maintenance and Updates for the Arches v7.2 software for the Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme. It offers hosting, maintenance (including customisation) and any subsequent updates for the Arches v7.2 software as well as the inclusion of a staging system to allow testing of upload data and custom coding. The general functionality and features match as specified by the Getty Conservation Institute documented at https://www.archesproject.org/documentation/.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

A mandatory and essential part of the specification is to be able to customise the Arches v7.2 software which can only be provided for by the software creators themselves therefore providing no means of competition and a solesource status. The supplier allows for the customisation of large amounts of architectural data to be displayed in a user friendly way to enhance the user experience and due to the volume of architectural data required for this contract, the open source software functionality does not fulfil the end users requirements.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Farallon Geographics, Inc.

San Francisco

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £98,082


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford

Country

United Kingdom