Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
Telephone
+44 2070661000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CON-21-120 Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering
Reference number
CON-21-120
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
The FCA will be taking the structural and descriptive metadata from a Salesforce instance (Production or Sandbox) and create an analogous relational data model for use within a relational data modelling tool. The Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering Tool will process the Salesforce metadata. The main use cases for this tool include:
Reverse-engineering of a Salesforce instance’s metadata to create a relational data model of the instance suitable for use in a data modelling tool.
Comparing Salesforce instance metadata so we can identify differences, similarities between two instances.
The creation of Subject Areas (i.e. views of a subset of the Objects and Relationships of a Salesforce instance) prior to the creation of the corresponding relational data model.
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: £54,918.45
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48610000 - Database systems
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 48612000 - Database-management system
- 72212600 - Database and operating software development services
- 72212610 - Database software development services
- 72320000 - Database services
- 72321000 - Added-value database services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The FCA will be taking the structural and descriptive metadata from a Salesforce instance (Production or Sandbox) and create an analogous relational data model for use within a relational data modelling tool. The Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering Tool will process the Salesforce metadata. The main use cases for this tool include:
Reverse-engineering of a Salesforce instance’s metadata to create a relational data model of the instance suitable for use in a data modelling tool.
Comparing Salesforce instance metadata so we can identify differences, similarities between two instances.
The creation of Subject Areas (i.e. views of a subset of the Objects and Relationships of a Salesforce instance) prior to the creation of the corresponding relational data model.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 40
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
Explanation:
The decision to award a contract without prior publication to Silwood Technology Limited for the provision of a Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering Software was awarded using the general grounds provided under Reg 32(2)(a):
32.—(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:—
(a)where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests;
This Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering opportunity was previously tendered as part of five (5) Lot procurement - Data Management Tooling – ‘Lot 5 Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering’ OJS notice number 2020/S 193-467900 using the Open Procedure. Following the publication of the contract notice for Data Management Tooling; The FCA received and evaluated one submission for Lot 5 Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering. This bid was unable to demonstrate that it could meet the relevant competencies to fulfil the Requirements. Feedback to the bidder was given and the procurement process for Lot 5 Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering was subsequently closed and a contract award notice was later published notifying the market that no contract was awarded for this Lot.
Following the closure of the tender, the FCA conducted a comprehensive Supplier Market Engagement and Analysis exercise with over four (4) Suppliers including Silwood Technology Limited. The outcome of the Supplier Market Engagement indicated that Silwood Technology Limited was both affordable and best fit to deliver the FCA’s business requirements and proceeded with the Supplier using the lawful provision available under the Regulation 32(2)(a) to award this contract to Silwood Technology Limited for the provisions of Salesforce Model Reverse Engineering software for a term of one (1) year with the option to extend by a further one (1) year.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 193-467900
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
CON-21-120
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 May 2021
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: 0
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
Silwood Technology Limited
Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7PW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
02646501
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £54,918.45
Total value of the contract/lot: £54,918.45
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=595599090
GO Reference: GO-2021521-PRO-18281897
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN
Country
United Kingdom