Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure
Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street
BELFAST
BT2 8GB
Contact
ssdadmin.cpdfinance-ni.gov.uk
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN0 - Northern Ireland
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
DfI - Procurement of Penalty Charge Notice Processing IT System
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Contract requirement is for the provision of an IT system and managed Service to allow the Department to process Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) and deal with associated payments, correspondence, representations and Traffic Penalty Tribunal appeals as quickly and efficiently as possible in accordance with legislative requirements. This legislation is currently contained in the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
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: £2,566,959.92
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contract requirement is for the provision of an IT system and managed Service to allow the Department to process Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) and deal with associated payments, correspondence, representations and Traffic Penalty Tribunal appeals as quickly and efficiently as possible in accordance with legislative requirements. This legislation is currently contained in the Traffic Management (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative / Weighting: 70
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative / Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months implementation, four 4 years from the service commencement date, with two 2 optional extension periods of three 3 years each. ie 5 years + [3 years + 3 years].
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
The estimated contract value of £3m was an estimate and may increase during the life of the contract to accommodate changes in processing of penalty charge notices, continuous improvements and advancements in technology. Any increases/modifications will be managed in accordance with the relevant public procurement regulations.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 141-348146
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
3 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Conduent Parking Enforcement Solutions Ltd
Asgard House
HAVANT
PO9 2NL
dean.fennell-connell@conduent.com
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,566,959.92
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. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR's 2015
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into..