Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT2 8GB
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Project_19281 — DAC — DOE — EPIC Support Contract
Reference number
Project_19281
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The Department put in place a contract to retain ownership of DOE NIPP and ensure there was sufficient transition period to allow the new councils to develop a requirements specification and undertake the associated procurement for a replacement system, the Department therefore awarded the maintenance and support contract to the incumbent supplier.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
54
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.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2014/S 240-422661
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
P19281
Title
Project_19281 — DAC — DOE — EPIC Support Contract
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
8 December 2014
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Hewlett Packard
Belfast
BT2 8LA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £62,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide aggrieved parties who have.. been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKN - NORTHERN IRELAND
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
To extend the current contract to bridge the gap between the legacy service and the new contract. The Contractor is DXC Technology. This change occurred due to merger between CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2017.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
20
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£1,912,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
DXC Technology
Cain Road
Bracknell
RG12 1HN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Regulation 72(1)(b); that is additional services “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable for economic, technical or interoperability reasons and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Regulation 72(1)(b); that is additional services “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable for economic, technical or interoperability reasons and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £11,826,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £13,738,000