Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission PACWAC
Park House, 87-91 Great Victoria Street
BELFAST
BT2 7AG
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ID 3616092 - Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission (PACWAC) IT Solution - New Case Management System and Customer Portal
Reference number
ID 3616092
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
NICTS is seeking to develop and implement a new Case Management System and Customer Facing Web Portal for the Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission (PACWAC). The Department for Infrastructure is currently developing a planning application system and the Mid Ulster Council have plans to develop a similar system in the near future. NICTS are seeking to integrate the systems with the proposed PACWAC solution. Please refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
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: £562,400
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NICTS is seeking to develop and implement a new Case Management System and Customer Facing Web Portal for the Planning Appeals Commission and Water Appeals Commission (PACWAC). The Department for Infrastructure is currently developing a planning application system and the Mid Ulster Council have plans to develop a similar system in the near future. NICTS are seeking to integrate the systems with the proposed PACWAC solution. Please refer to the Specification Schedule for more details on the services required.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Criteria / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Criteria / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This Contract is for an initial period of 42 months. There will be an option to extend the contract for up to a further3 periods of one year each.
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.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-017556
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 October 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
CIVICA UK LTD
South Bank Central, 30 Stamford Street
London
SE1 9LS
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £850,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £562,400
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 PCR2015 as amended
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and,. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.