Award

Civica Software Licence and Support of a Revenues and Benefits System

  • Teignbridge District Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-015218

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d020

Published 30 May 2023, 10:06am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Teignbridge District Council

Forde House, Brunel Road

Newton Abbot

TQ12 4XX

Contact

Miss Rosanna Wilson

Email

rosanna.wilson@teignbridge.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1626215120

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK4 - Devon

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.teignbridge.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.teignbridge.gov.uk

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

Civica Software Licence and Support of a Revenues and Benefits System

Reference number

DN669522

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72260000 - Software-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Civica Software licence and Support of Teignbridge’s Revenues and Benefit System.

This VEAT notification is for the licencing and support of the existing Teignbridge Council Revenues and Benefits System on their behalf by Strata Service Solutions Ltd a Teckal company part owned by Teignbridge District Council. Strata Service Solutions manage the budget and the contract on behalf of Teignbridge District Council.

The Council are not looking to procure a replacement system, but just continue with licence and support of the system currently in place. A re-procurement will take place in 2 years time.

Civica Ltd is the owner of the Intellectual property rights (IPR) of the APP System software and is the sole provider of licences and support. Civica is therefore the only provider able to provide licences, maintenance and support of the software.

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: £550,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK4 - Devon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Civica Software licence and Support of Teignbridge’s Revenues and Benefit System.

This VEAT notification is for the licencing and support of the existing Teignbridge Council Revenues and Benefits System on their behalf by Strata Service Solutions Ltd a Teckal company part owned by Teignbridge District Council. Strata Service Solutions manage the budget and the contract on behalf of Teignbridge District Council.

The Council are not looking to procure a replacement system, but just continue with licence and support of the system currently in place. A re-procurement will take place in 2 years time.

Civica Ltd is the owner of the Intellectual property rights (IPR) of the APP System software and is the sole provider of licences and support. Civica is therefore the only provider able to provide licences, maintenance and support of the software.

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Teignbridge will be deploying a new finance system and income management system in 2023 and will therefore preclude the procurement and implementation of any alternative revenue and benefits system.

Therefore we are awarding this contracts via a VEAT notice under Article 32(2)(b) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 competition is absent for technical reasons.

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

30 May 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

Civica

30 Stamford Street

London

SE1 9LQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK4 - Devon
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £550,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Teignbridge District Council

Newton Abbot

TQ12 4XX

Country

United Kingdom