Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Academy House 121a Broughshane Street
Ballymena
BT43 6HY
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 4174196 - DAERA CMU - Control with Remote Sensing for Agricultural subsidies
Reference number
4174196
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
DAERA requires a Contractor to use remote sensing techniques to ensure compliance and control for: 1. Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) eligibility (Higher applications); and 2. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) eligibility. DAERA has used Control with Remote Sensing (CwRS) as the primary control for area based schemes since 2012 and its processes are business as usual functions. The Contractor will be required to comply with these processes.
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: £742,900
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
- 72212320 - Drawing and imaging software development services
- 72212321 - Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services
- 72212326 - Mapping software development services
- 72212328 - Image-processing software development services
- 72212331 - Project management software development services
- 72212440 - Financial analysis and accounting software development services
- 72212441 - Financial analysis software development services
- 72212900 - Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DAERA requires a Contractor to use remote sensing techniques to ensure compliance and control for: 1. Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) eligibility (Higher applications); and 2. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) eligibility. DAERA has used Control with Remote Sensing (CwRS) as the primary control for area based schemes since 2012 and its processes are business as usual functions. The Contractor will be required to comply with these processes.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Client has the option to extend the contract by a further two periods of up to one year each.
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-029216
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
THE ICON GROUP LIMITED
123 Lower Baggot Street
Dublin
D02 YK29
Telephone
+353 014062568
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £742,900
Total value of the contract/lot: £742,900
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.