Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Justice - Courts Funds Office
Laganside House, 23 - 27 Oxford Street
BELFAST
BT1 3LA
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 3823454 - DoJ NICTS - Provision of Court Funds Office IT Support Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NICTS are seeking to establish a contract to provide IT support for systems used by the Court Funds Office (CFO), namely Microsoft NAV and Microsoft CRM. These are off the shelf applications with some bespoke elements, initially implemented in 2016. The scope of this procurement is for the Contractor to undertake the support and maintenance of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 (customised) and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 (customised) and the associated syncs and web services used by CFO.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NICTS are seeking to establish a contract to provide IT support for systems used by the Court Funds Office (CFO), namely Microsoft NAV and Microsoft CRM. These are off the shelf applications with some bespoke elements, initially implemented in 2016. The scope of this procurement is for the Contractor to undertake the support and maintenance of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 (customised) and Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 (customised) and the associated syncs and web services used by CFO.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
After the initial contract period of 22 months there will be options to extend the contract for a further two periodsof one year each. 22m + 1y + 1y
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
Open procedure
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: 2022/S 000-006482
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on this contract will be managed as per the. specification and regularly monitored (see. Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 — Contract. Management — Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract... requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for.. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory. levels of contract performance they will be given a. specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD. for further action. If this occurs and their. performance still does not improve to satisfactory. levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional.. misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of unsatisfactory performance and this. contract may be terminated. A central register. of such notices for supplies and services. contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of.. a. notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender. submissions for a period of 3 years from the. date of issue of the notice. It may also result in. the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken. by. Centres. of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy. The authority expressly. reserves. the rights: (i) not to award any. contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;.. (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering. competition; (iii) to award (a) contract(s) in. respect of any part(s) of the (services) covered. by this notice;
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 PCR2015 as amended
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and, where.. appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the. point information on the award. of contract is. communicated to tenderers. No award was made.