Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
N H S Business Services Authority
Stella House,Goldcrest Way
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE158NY
Contact
Jonathan Whitley
Telephone
+44 1912035593
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Counter Fraud Authority
Newcastle
generalenquiries@nhscfa.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Oracle Licence Renewals
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This requirement of Oracle Licences and Support for the NHSBSA and CFA.
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: £275,526
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This requirement of Oracle Licences and Support will ensure that the NHSBSA and CFA has business continuity for critical systems. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the procurement of Oracle Services has been established by Crown Commercial Services (CCS) which NHSBSA and CFA are named on. Oracle Corporation has agreed that the discounts negotiated through CCS will be honoured for orders placed by NHSBSA and CFA.
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:
Oracle Corporation has sole technical rights to their products, and competition is absent here for technical reasons in any event i.e. a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the procurement of Oracle Services has been established by crown commercial services (CCS) which NHSBSA and CFA are named on, and Oracle Corporation has agreed that the discounts negotiated through CCS will be honoured for orders placed by NHSBSA (and CFA), under the MoU.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £126,065
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
25 March 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oracle Corporation UK Ltd
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £149,461
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Business Services Authority
Newcastle
Country
United Kingdom