Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
Telephone
+44 2870124227
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN - Northern Ireland
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
Staff and Student Portal
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Staff and Student Portal
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: £450,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48611000 - Database software package
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
- 72261000 - Software support services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
All Campuses
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This call-off contract is for the provision of a Staff and Student Portal for Ulster University.
Ulster require a portal that will be more user centric and provide an improved experience to prospective students, current students, staff, alumni and possibly adhoc groups.
The portal should be a SaaS implementation and provide Single Sign On to the various university systems e.g. Blackboard VLE, Talis, Banner, CoreHR, E5 and other bespoke systems.
This contract will be for the design (but not bespoke design), implementation, training of staff and maintenance and licensing of the software solution.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 100%
Price - Weighting: 100%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Services shall commence on 1 September 2021 for an initial period of two (2) years with the option to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months.
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
This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.
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 call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.
1 supplier was shortlisted from 7 due to the rest being fundamentally different from our requirements and would not offer a solution to our needs.
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
GC_LS_02_2021
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
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Collabco Ltd
131 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool
L3 5TF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD72 - Liverpool
National registration number
06737467
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £450,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The call-off contract is effective from 2nd July 2021 and the Services will commence on 1st September 2021.
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 are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).