Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
South Lanarkshire Council
Council Headquarters, Almada Street
Hamilton
ML3 0AA
Contact
Irene Ann Peacock
irene.peacock@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1698454793
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00410
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
E-Learning and Development System
Reference number
SLC/PS/FINCOR/21/036
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80420000 - E-learning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Negotiated tender for the continued provision of an integrated e-learning system. South Lanarkshire Council are the lead authority of the Clyde Valley Learning and Development Group.
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: £732,275
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Main site or place of performance
Locations covered by the Clyde Valley Learning and Development Group - throughout Scotland.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Negotiated tender with Brightwave Ltd based on the absolute importance of continuity of service delivery with so many employees working from home and the essential role to the continuing health and well-being provided by these services delivered vis this contract during the Covid-19 pandemic.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 732275
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
The contract is being awarded by South Lanarkshire Council as the lead authority of the Clyde Valley Learning and Development Group for a period of 24 months.
Please Note the award criteria noted above was applied to the original tender. No award criteria was required for this contract as it was a negotiated tender.
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:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The use of the negotiated tendering procedure can be justified on the basis that the services can only be supplied by Brightwave Ltd for technical reasons and no alternative exists and the absence of competition is not the result of the artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. Brightwave supply the e-learning platform, own intellectual property rights to the software/system and therefore only Brightwave can provide maintenance and support to the system.
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
SLC/PS/FINCOR/21/036
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 0
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
Brightwave Group
International House, Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XE
Telephone
+44 7713077848
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ21 - Brighton and Hove
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £732,275
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please Note: The alternative review body to the local Sheriff Court detailed in VI.4.1 is:
Court of Session Parliament House
Parliament Square
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
+44 1312252595
supreme.courts@scotcourts.gov.uk
(SC Ref:650067)
(SC Ref:659616)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, 4 Beckford Street,
Hamilton
ML3 0BT
hamiltoncivl@scotcourts.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1698282957
Country
United Kingdom