Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency
Longview Road,Clase
SWANSEA
SA67JL
Contact
Sue Roblin
Telephone
+44 1792782562-82562
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL18 - Swansea
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Central Government
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Department for Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of CA GEN Subscription Licences
Reference number
PS/22/75
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Contract is for the provision of CA GEN Subscription Licences
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: £2,696,749
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Contract is for the provision of CA GEN Subscription Licences
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
CA Europe Sarl own the IPR and exclusive rights to provide this software including upgrades and bug fixes, therefore the following applies:
32 (2) (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:
ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons
iii) The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists, and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
CA Europe Sarl
Morges
Country
Switzerland
NUTS code
- CH - Switzerland
Companies House
CH55010663595
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,696,749
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,696,749
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom