Award

Hosting, Support & Maintenance of NIFRS Website

  • Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-011858

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c4

Published 27 May 2021, 3:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Lisburn

BT274SX

Contact

doreen booth

Email

doreen.booth@nifrs.org

Telephone

+44 2892664221

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN - Northern Ireland

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.nifrs.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Hosting, Support & Maintenance of NIFRS Website

Reference number

3496/236

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Hosting, Support & Maintenance of NIFRS Website

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: £100,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Hosting, Support & Maintenance of NIFRS Website and provision of technical service days for up to 5 years.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


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:

As per Reg.32.2(b)(iii) - The Tomorrow Lab created the website currently in use by NIFRS ( www.nifrs.org ) and as such is the only supplier that can provide hosting and on-going support as they hold the source code.

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

Contract No

3496/236

Title

Hosting, Support & Maintenance of NIFRS Website

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 May 2021

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

The Tomorrow Lab (Trading as The Pierce Partnership)

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
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: £100,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NIFRS

Lisburn

Country

United Kingdom