Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance , Land and Property Services
7 Lanyon Place
BELFAST
BT1 3LP
Contact
SSDAdminCPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
StrategicDelivery.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
DoF Land and Property Services Abbacus Extension DAC 109/23
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
This is a Direct Award Contract which will enable the Department of Finance's Land and Property Services to use the current Abbacus solution until the replacement system is in implemented. This contract will be for 3 years with an additional contingency of up to 39 x 1 month extension options.
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: £20,253,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72268000 - Software supply services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Direct Award Contract which will enable the Department of Finance's Land and Property Services to use the current Abbacus solution until the replacement system is in implemented. This contract will be for 3 years with an additional contingency of up to 39 x 1 month extension options.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Additional contingency of up to 39 x 1 month extensions
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Contract Duration is from 7 April 2024 – 31 December 2026 with the option to extend for an additional period of up to 39 months
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:
The award of this contract is justified under Regulation 32 (B)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that only iTS Computing due to exclusive rights of their IPR can provide support and maintenance to the toolkit that is used to make changes to the Abbacus system. The Abbacus system comprises of a number of components provided by a range of suppliers who are under contract with iTS Computing and each of whom have exclusive rights to their own IPR.
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
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
iTS Computing Limited
205 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Christopher.Sheals@its-computing.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £20,253,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for 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.