Award

Chemdata Licensing

  • Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-004512

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03183c

Published 17 February 2022, 11:47am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Lisburn

BT274SX

Contact

Doreen Booth

Email

doreen.booth@nifrs.org

Telephone

+44 2892664221

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nifrs.org

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

Chemdata Licensing

Reference number

3496/262

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48218000 - License management software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Chemdata Licensing for NIFRS for the period 01.04.2022-31.03.2025

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: £105,870

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Chemdata Licensing for NIFRS for the period 01.04.2022-31.03.2025

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or 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) - NCEC Ricardo hold the source code for this software and therefore is the only supplier who can provide the annual licensing required by NIFRS to access the product.

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

Contract No

3496/262

Title

Chemdata Licensing

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

17 February 2022

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

NCEC Ricardo Group

Didcot

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £105,870

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £105,870


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NIFRS

Lisburn

Country

United Kingdom