Award

Planning System (Uniform)

  • West Berkshire Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-008376

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032752

Published 29 March 2022, 11:43am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

West Berkshire Council

Council Office,Market Street

NEWBURY

RG145LD

Contact

Vicki Murphy

Email

vicki.murphy@westberks.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1635519364

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ11 - Berkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.westberks.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

Planning System (Uniform)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72261000 - Software support services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Supply of IDOX Uniform Software licences and related system support for planning and related services from 1 April 2022-31 March 2023.

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: £84,287

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Supply of IDOX Uniform Software licences and related system support for planning and related services.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

The software product can only be maintained by the original economic operator as they do not have arrangements with third party suppliers.

This Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice directly awarding this contract without prior publication is to allow the Council to continue to use its current IDOX Uniform system that it has configured to meet its business requirement in relation to managing both internal business processes and customer interface for planning, building control, environmental health, community safety, property, land & countryside, education & financial assets and policy services.

The current system has been assessed to meet the needs of our business for the duration of this contract award and the organisation does not wish to seek to procure an alternative solution.

This new contract / extension will ensure that the Council continue on the latest version of the system and has technical support should it have any issues.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2022

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

IDOX

1310 Waterside

Theale

RG7 4SA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
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: £84,287


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom