Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Gambling Commission
Fourth Floor,Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
BIRMINGHAM
B24BP
Contact
Procurement Team
procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 752159291
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Regulator
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Credit Checking Services
Reference number
22-037
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest and extensive market engagement we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:
(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
And that:
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement
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: £283,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissions primary concern when using the credit platform is to verify the information it has already been given by companies or individuals seeking a gambling licence. As such in vetting gambling licence applications we will look at ownership, controlling interests, shareholders, court judgements and adverse media as well as other factors. Furthermore we need the facility to be able to access this information worldwide as a substantial amount of applications come from companies based outside the UK. The portal is also used as part of our Enforcement and Intelligence activity. As a result of the exercise we conducted with suppliers who responded to our EOI, we were able to determine that only Creditsafe currently provides a credit checking platform with the full functionality that we need.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Functionality / Weighting: 100
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 0
Cost criterion - Name: Functionality / Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of the contract we have let with Creditsafe is 2 years with option to extend annually up to maximum of 4 years to give us opportunity to review the market should there be any developments during this time to enable further competition.
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:
Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest on Contract Finder and an extensive market engagement exercise we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:
(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
And that:
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
22-037
Title
Credit Checking Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
3 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creditsafe
Caspian Point One, Pierhead Street,
Cardiff
CF10 4DQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Companies House
07941364
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £283,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The link to original Contracts Finder is:
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom