Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Contact
Lynn McNeill
Telephone
+44 2870123051
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number
NIC100166
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD
Reference number
Project Code_26309
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 30213100 - Portable computers
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD
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: £979,390
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Multiple orders to all Campuses of Ulster University (Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Hardware Evaluation / Weighting: 8.75
Quality criterion - Name: Response to quality section / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Response to sustainability / Weighting: 3.75
Quality criterion - Name: Response to terms & conditions / Weighting: 2.50
Price - Weighting: 70
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
two.2.14) Additional information
National Desktop and Notebook Agreement (NDNA) Ref: ITS 5042 LU
This procurement was ran as a further competition from the Framework Lot 2 Notebooks and was issued to all Suppliers on this Lot.
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:
This framework agreement that was availed of was procured via the Open route and a notice was published on 9 February 2017 in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under reference 2017/S 028-050664. The Framework agreement used had already been tendered in accordance with the EU Directives. This award notice is voluntary. Reg: 50 (4); in the case of framework agreements, contracting authorities shall not be bound to send a notice of the results of the procurement procedure for each contract based on that agreement.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dell
Dell House, the Boulevard, Cain Road
Bracknell, Berkshire
RG12 1LF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI3 - Inner London – West
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £979,390
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland)