Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
Contact
Catherine Mullins
catherine.mullins@bradford.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
National registration number
180808262
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/103277
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SAP Licences (VEAT Notification)
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 not an opportunity, but a VEAT notice to inform the Market that the Council is looking to renew its contract for SAP Enterprise Licences, Support and Maintenance to give them rights to product upgrades, new product functionalities, fixes & patches directly with SAP UK Ltd. The contract is not to procure a new system or solution, it is purely to cover the existing perpetual licences with ongoing support/maintenance across the entire stack and usage rights to SAP Solution Manager for a period of 2 years. The Council is still developing SAP and so requires access to all updates. Please note that the operational support contract is not included in this notice, that contract was tendered via an open process.
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: £700,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Main site or place of performance
Bradford
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is not an opportunity, but a VEAT notice to inform the Market that the Council is looking to renew its contract for SAP Enterprise Licences, Support and Maintenance to give them rights to product upgrades, new product functionalities, fixes & patches directly with SAP UK Ltd. The contract is not to procure a new system or solution, it is purely to cover the existing perpetual licences with ongoing support/maintenance across the entire stack and usage rights to SAP Solution Manager for a period of 2 years. The Council is still developing SAP and so requires access to all updates. Please note that the operational support contract is not included in this notice, that contract was tendered via an open process.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
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
- 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 Council is looking to contract for support and maintenance for its existing SAP licences. The Council is looking to contract for ongoing support and maintenance to enable the council to access fixes, patches and new versions. The contract is not to procure a new system or solution, it is solely to support the system it has previously procured. Competition is absent for technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights (source code, SAP do not allow other 3rd parties to provide support and maintenance of the intellectual property). No alternative or
substitute exists that can provide the licence support and maintenance. The Council is still developing SAP and so requires access to all updates.
Please note that the operational support contract is not included in this notice. This contract was tendered via an open process and on expiry the Council will conduct a further open transparent procurement process.
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
VEAT notification only for SAP Licences, Support and Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SAP UK Ltd
Clockhouse Place, Bedfont Road
Feltham
TW14 8HD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
National registration number
SAP UK Ltd
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £700,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
1st Floor, Britannia House, Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford
BD1 1HY
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford
BD1 1HX
Country
United Kingdom