Awarded contract

DAC78/20 DoJ PSNI - Maintenance and Support for NICHE RMS

  • Police Service For Northern Ireland

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-008364

Published 20 April 2021, 2:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Police Service For Northern Ireland

303 Airport Road West

BELFAST

BT3 9ED

Email

ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN0 - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DAC78/20 DoJ PSNI - Maintenance and Support for NICHE RMS

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72250000 - System and support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Maintenance and Support for PSNI NICHE Records Management IT System

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: £3,868,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
  • 72253100 - Helpdesk services
  • 72253200 - Systems support services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Maintenance and Support for PSNI NICHE Records Management IT System

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

This is to allow for the provision of services required for the contract under the PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), where competition is absent for technical reasons and Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii),ii), for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

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: 2021/S 052-132181


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

14 April 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

Due to the sensitive nature of this contract the supplier name will be withheld

Belfast

Email

ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN0 - Northern Ireland
Internet address

www.etendersni.gov.uk

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: £3,868,000


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

United Kingdom

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). The Authority had incorporated a standstill period before this contract was awarded. The standstill period was for a minimum of 10 calendar days..