Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University Of Edinburgh
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1HT
Telephone
+44 1316502508
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00107
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
Application Development
Reference number
NCA21003
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72416000 - Application service providers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Application Development for a Track & Trace service in Uganda.
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: £148,158
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance
Kampala / Uganda.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of the NIHR Global Effort on COVID-19 (GECO); to mitigate health impacts of COVID-19 in low/middle-income countries, the University has been working with the Ministry of Health in Uganda to develop a track and trace mobile application. The mobile app is tailored to haulage drivers; to reduce potential bottlenecks in supply chains caused by mandatory border COVID-19 testing. A successful track and trace system should reduce the requirement for drivers to wait at borders for 14-26 hours, reducing the risk of delays to the supply of goods and medicines.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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 services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
This project involves access and transmission of health data related to COVID-19 and integration of IT systems; which Bodastage are able to do in conjunction with the Ugandan Ministry of Health and the Haulage network Union of Uganda.
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
NCA21003
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bodastage Solutions Limited
3 Ring Road, Kyanja, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala
256
Telephone
+25 6779089303
Country
Kosovo
NUTS code
- 00 - Other NUTS code
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £125,557
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:647661)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom