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  • Coventry University

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-025838

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-036882

Published 14 September 2022, 4:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry University

Priory Street

COVENTRY

CV15FB

Email

AE0082@coventry.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG33 - Coventry

Companies House

07781274

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.coventry.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Salesforce UK Ltd

Reference number

PD - 767 - 22 - TH

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48218000 - License management software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Salesforce 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: £809,115.94

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Choice of suppliers for these licenses is limited, Coventry University needs to procure Salesforce licensing and this can only be done directly through Salesforce.

• The contract between Coventry and Salesforce has some sensitivity in its nature, i.e. some R&D and IP has been developed for Coventry on Salesforce platform for SEP,

• This is aligned to a programme of work, the Student Engagement Programme which was tendered for and licensing signed for and agreed for a period of 3 years up until the renewal date of July 2023,

• Coventry University will be unable to use the Salesforce platform for the Student Engagement Programme without paying for the licensing on the last year of the contract term

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:

Choice of suppliers for these licenses is limited, Coventry University needs to procure Salesforce licensing and this can only be done directly through Salesforce.

• The contract between Coventry and Salesforce has some sensitivity in its nature, i.e. some R&D and IP has been developed for Coventry on Salesforce platform for SEP,

• This is aligned to a programme of work, the Student Engagement Programme which was tendered for and licensing signed for and agreed for a period of 3 years up until the renewal date of July 2023,

• Coventry University will be unable to use the Salesforce platform for the Student Engagement Programme without paying for the licensing on the last year of the contract term

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

29 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

Salesforce UK Limited

Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate

London

EC2N 4AY

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

05094083

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £809,115.94


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Coventry University

Coventry

Country

United Kingdom