Contract

IT Asset Management Solution

  • Durham County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-005868

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043c46

Published 22 February 2024, 5:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Durham County Council

County Hall

DURHAM

DH15UL

Contact

Mackenzie Heath

Email

mackenzie.heath@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3000264859

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC14 - Durham CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.durham.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

IT Asset Management Solution

Reference number

DN704238

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Procurement of the Snow Software Atlas product and wraparound Consultancy Services to be provided by Softcat PLC to assist in the management of Software, Hardware and Software as a Service (SaaS) assets.

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: £445,680

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC14 - Durham CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procurement of the Snow Software Atlas product and wraparound Consultancy Services to be provided by Softcat PLC to assist in the management of Software, Hardware and Software as a Service (SaaS) assets.

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:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The Contract was awarded to Softcat PLC (for the use of of the Snow Software product plus additional wrap around consultancy services) based on the following justification. The Snow software agents had previously been deployed onto the Council's servers forming part of a different piece of work, thus reducing the risk as all relevant Hosting Security requirements and due diligence had already been undertaken. Secondly following a thorough Soft Market Engagement process, the Council developed a thorough list of system requirements and written specification requirements whereby only Softcat PLC partnered by Snow Software could meet each of the requirements of the Council to deliver value.

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 December 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

Softcat PLC

Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1LW

Marlow

SL7 1LW

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02174990

The contractor is an SME

No

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £445,680

Total value of the contract/lot: £445,680


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Durham County Council

County Hall

Durham

DH1 5UL

Country

United Kingdom