Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Special EU Programmes Body
7th Floor Clarence West Building, 2 Clarence Street West
BELFAST
BT2 7GP
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
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
EU Programmes
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 4272668 - DoF - SEUPB - Maintenance, hosting and support of electronic monitoring PEACE PLUS - PME
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
***PRE MARKET ENGAGEMENT EXCERCISE *** ID 4272668 - SEUPB - Maintenance, hosting and support of electronic monitoring PEACE PLUS - PME. Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)as the Managing Authority for the European Union’s €1.2bn PEACE PLUS Programme is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a qualified and experienced supplier to provide maintenance, updates, hosting, support, and help-desk facilities to an already established (and in continued development) EU Grants Monitoring System - ‘Jems’. At the time of the proposed appointment of a maintenance contractor, all available modules of the Jems electronic monitoring system will have been implemented by the SEUPB and the system will have been utilised to facilitate the opening stages of the PEACEPLUS Programme delivery from 2022. The current contracts, which incorporate a managed support service and hosting, centre on the implementation phase of the Jems electronic monitoring system are due to expire on 04/05/2023. **PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION IS 3PM ON 11 AUGUST 2022. ALL COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THE MESSAGING FUNCTION on eTendersNI (under reference ID 4272668), BEFORE 3PM ON 16 AUGUST 2022**.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Pre-market engagement exercise
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 January 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes