Contract

WP&FM24 NEC4FM Licence Agreement

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-009936

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-032d6c

Published 13 April 2022, 3:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Email

samantha.taylor@defra.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072385921

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/Defra

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WP&FM24 NEC4FM Licence Agreement

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79994000 - Contract administration services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Contract for the provision of copyright licence agreement for NEC4FM suite of contracts from 2022-2031.

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: £82,567.35

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of copyright licence agreement for NEC4 FM suite of contracts for the period Mar 2022- 2031. The NEC4FM has been assessed as the preferred form of contract for the Defra Workplace and Future FM 24 contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

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:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

NEC4 FM exclusive rights belong to NEC (Thomas Telford), therefore, justification of is made on general grounds under regulation 32.2 (b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

Regulation 32.2 (b) (ii) final point ‘in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where 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’ is satisfied.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

WP&FM24 NEC4FM Licence Agreement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Thomas Telford Limited

1-7 Great George Street,

Westminster, London

SW1P 3AA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

02556636

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £82,567.35


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Defra

London

Country

United Kingdom