Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
Lisburn
BT274SX
Contact
Doreen Booth
Telephone
+44 2892664221
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Support and Maintenance of the NIFRS Electronic Retained Availability system (ERAS).
Reference number
3496/281
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72250000 - System and support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Support and Maintenance of the NIFRS Electronic Retained Availability system (ERAS)
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: £108,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Support and Maintenance of the NIFRS Electronic Retained Availability system (ERAS) for a period of up to 3 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
As per Reg 32.2(b)(iii) - Gartan Technologies has exclusive rights to support and maintain the Electronic Retained Availability System (ERAS) currently used by NIFRS; as this supplier holds the intellectual property rights and source code and therefore is the only supplier that can provide this service.
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: 2023/S 000-000994
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
3496/281
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26 January 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Gartan Technologies
Letterkenny
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
Companies Registration Office, Ireland
350829
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: £108,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £108,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NIFRS
Lisburn
Country
United Kingdom