Contract

Provision of Offsite Storage

  • Department of Finance

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-017376

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046d7c

Published 5 June 2024, 10:42am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Finance

303 Airport Road West

BELFAST

BT3 9ED

Email

cpd.collaboration@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Offsite Storage

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Collaborative arrangement for the provision of offsite storage and retreival services.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

30

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.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract

Notice number: 2019/S 056-130038


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

1539733

Title

Provision of Offsite Storage and Retreival services

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:

11 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Oasis Group NI

Craigavon

BT66 6SY

Email

cpd.collaboration@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

http://finance-ni.gov.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Total value of the procurement: £2,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

To ensure continuity of service and facilitate lengthy exit arrangements around file storage modifications are required. These are client specific and are up to 30 months. DoF will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not includesd in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable for economic, technocal or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs. The value at VII.1.6 is the modification value.

seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession

Duration in months

30

seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£790,000

seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Oasis Group NI

Craigavon

BT66 6SY

Email

cpd.collaboration@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

https://finance-ni.gov.uk

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

seven.2) Information about modifications

seven.2.1) Description of the modifications

Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

To ensure continuity of service and facilitate lengthy exit arrangements around file storage modifications are required. These are client specific and are up to 30 months. The modification request relates to call off contracts from a DoF framework.

seven.2.2) Reasons for modification

Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:

To ensure continuity of service and facilitate lengthy exit arrangements around file storage modifications are required. These are client specific and are up to 30 months. DoF will seek to rely on Regulation 72(1)(b) for additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not includesd in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable for economic, technocal or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience / duplication of costs.

seven.2.3) Increase in price

Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)

Value excluding VAT: £3,264,108

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £4,054,108