Contract

ID 2570047 DAC 16/19 - POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CASE HANDLING SYSTEM

  • Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

F20: Modification notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-019724

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0353b4

Published 20 July 2022, 10:48am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

BELFAST

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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

ID 2570047 DAC 16/19 - POLICE OMBUDSMAN FOR NORTHERN IRELAND CASE HANDLING SYSTEM

Reference number

ID 2570047 DAC 16/19

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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:

The Office of the Police Ombudsman for NI (PONI) uses a bespoke case handling system to investigate the majority of its complaints and is the primary investigation system used within the office.

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

Duration in months

36

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 232-569517


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

2

Title

Police Ombudsman for NI (PONI) Case Handling System

five.2) Award of contract/concession

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

27 November 2019

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

Sensitive Information

Sensitive Information

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.go.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

www.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: £3,751,047


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.

UK

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contract 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum. of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded..


Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession

seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications

seven.1.1) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

seven.1.3) Place of performance

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:

The Office of the Police Ombudsman for NI (PONI) uses a bespoke case handling system to investigate the majority of its complaints and is the primary investigation system used within the office.

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

Start date

27 November 2019

End date

30 November 2022

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession:

£3,863,607

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

Sensitive Information

Sensitive Informaion

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address

www.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):

PONI intend to modify the current contract ID 2570047 DAC 16/19 due to

an upgrade path becoming necessary due to end of life support on SQL

servers. The Value of this modification will be £112,560.

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:

An upgrade path has become necessary due to end of life support on SQL server which can only be completed by the current supplier as they hold exclusive technical rights to the software which is a critical and heavily bespoked for OPONI and no other supplier would be permitted to complete this work.

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: £3,751,047

Total contract value after the modifications

Value excluding VAT: £3,863,607