Contract

Licences for loan applicant vetting platform

  • UK Research & Innovation

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-025998

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048b45

Published 15 August 2024, 4:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Email

corporateprocurement@ukri.org

Telephone

+44 1793298902

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK14 - Swindon

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ukri.org/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Research


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Licences for loan applicant vetting platform

Reference number

UKRI-4115

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79212100 - Financial auditing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Licences loan applicant vetting

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: £128,934

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK14 - Swindon
Main site or place of performance

Swindon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Licences for loan applicant vetting platform

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

Current supplier is the only operator who offers support of the custom designed loan application validation required by Innovate UK and sourcing a replacement supplier would cause significant additional costs and technical complexity.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

UKRI-4115

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 July 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Artesian Solutions Ltd

Winnersh

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ11 - Berkshire
National registration number

05667880

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: £128,934

Total value of the contract/lot: £128,934


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=879585640

GO Reference: GO-2024815-PRO-27408125

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

UK Research & Innovation

Polaris House, North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FL

Country

United Kingdom