Award

Provision of Maintenance and Support of AEGIS, Delay Reporting and Sentinel software

  • NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011686

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c39e

Published 24 April 2023, 3:14pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED

GEORGE STEPHENSON HOUSE, TOFT GREEN

YORK

Y016JT

Contact

Sarah Roberts

Email

Sarah.roberts@northernrailway.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Companies House

03076444

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northernrailway.co.uk

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Maintenance and Support of AEGIS, Delay Reporting and Sentinel software

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Licensing and support linked to bespoke applications that make use of unique, SLA supported, contracted GPS data feeds and journey matching machine algorithms that are integrated with bespoke industry event data and have been developed jointly with NTL over a number of years using shared intellectual capital and acquired knowledge

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: £530,694

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Licensing and support linked to bespoke industry apps that have been developed historically over a number years and only the chosen supplier can provide

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

2 x 12 months


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Explanation:

All the below applications make use of unique, SLA supported, contracted GPS data feeds and journey matching machine algorithms that are integrated with bespoke industry event data and have been developed jointly with NTL over a number of years using shared intellectual capital and acquired knowledge.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

24 April 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

INCREMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED (

York

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

09268924)

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £530,694


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department for Transport

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom