Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Norwich City Council
City Hall
NORWICH
NR21NH
Contact
Procurement team
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/
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
HR & Finance System - Unit 4 Payroll Build and Consultancy
Reference number
NRW/20932
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
Payroll module and consultancy support.
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: £179,960
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48812000 - Financial information systems
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norwich City Council, City Hall, St Peters Street, Norwich, Norfolk. NR2 1NH.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Discovery, design and build of a functional payroll module in existing Unit 4 ERP system and consultancy support.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
Procured via a framework with Bloom Procurement Services. Compliant Direct Award process via NEPRO3 Framework agreement.
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework 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
Contract No
NRW/20932
Title
HR & Finance System - Unit 4 Payroll Build and Consultancy
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 May 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Equinox Consulting Limited
Fox Farm, Crowfield
Brackley
NN13 5TW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House
09715040
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £179,960
Total value of the contract/lot: £179,960
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Contract has been procured via NEPRO3 Framework with Bloom Procurement Services Limited via a compliant Direct Award process.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Norwich City Council
Norwich
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Internal audit process