Contract

Enterprise Architecture System And Support Services

  • University of Ulster

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-002367

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039ab5

Published 26 January 2023, 9:46am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of Ulster

Block X Room X031, Cromore Road

Coleraine

BT52 1SA

Email

l.simpson@ulster.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 2870124227

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ulster.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

Enterprise Architecture System And Support Services

Reference number

Project_27182

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Ulster is looking for a platform which can deliver enterprise architecture capabilities across the business, including business architecture, data modelling, application roadmaps and technology infrastructure

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: £340,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance

All Campuses

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Ulster is looking for a platform which can deliver enterprise architecture capabilities across the business, including business architecture, data modelling, application roadmaps and technology infrastructure. A tool is required to provide business process modelling capability, relationship management, object and artefact reuse, version control, reporting and visualisation of architectural outputs, all within the controls provided by built-in standards for architecture best practice, such as TOGAF.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative / Weighting: 75%

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 25%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months

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:

This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.13.

4 Suppliers were shortlisted.

four.1.6) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used

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

Contract No

CCS EXP673

Title

Enterprise Architecture System And Support Services

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Edifit Limited

Union House, 111 New Union Street

Coventry

CV1 2NT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG33 - Coventry
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £340,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.13.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland

Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street

Belfast

BT1 3JY

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).