Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Care Quality Commission
City Gate, Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
Contact
Commercial & Contracts Team
commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Oracle Licence Support and Maintenance
Reference number
CQC I&D 006
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is seeking CQC to renew the Oracle support and maintenance agreements via a direct contract with Oracle Corporation UK Limited using new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and Oracle Corporation UK Limited as a vehicle. The contract term is a period of 12 months.
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: £786,714.61
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The agreement is for a period of 12 months and the publication of this VEAT is to fall within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) namely "in the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
CQC is required to annually renew the Oracle support and maintenance agreements for the database engines that underpin CRM; the CRM data warehouse; the Endeca database; the Siebel CRM application that users work with; the tools used by the CRM developers; and Endeca intelligence tools.
CQC's publication of this VEAT notice ("Voluntary ex ante transparency notice") is in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to inform the market of our intention and justification of our decision to award a contract directly to Oracle UK Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication to renew the Oracle support and maintenance agreements via a contract with Oracle using new Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Crown commercial service (CCS) and Oracle UK Limited. The justification for this decision is that competition is absent for technical reasons i.e. Oracle is the only operator able to carry out the support and maintenance.
CCS has been negotiating with Oracle to put in place a new MOU on behalf of public sector bodies including Central Government, NDPB's, and Executive agencies.
CQC therefore intend to award a contract to Oracle UK Ltd for the period of 12 months commencing on 06.04.2021. Following the publication of the VEAT Notice on 11.03.2021, there will be a 10 day standstill period, concluding on 22.03.2021. Following satisfactory conclusion of the standstill period, we will enter into the contract with Oracle UK Ltd from 06.4.2021 for a period of 12 months.
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: 2018/S 060-133302
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
11 March 2021
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
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
510, Oracle Parkway, Thames Valley Park
Reading
RG6 1RA
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)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £786,714.16
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom