Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Procurement, NHS Scotland
Gyle Square (NSS Head Office), 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9EB
Contact
Paul McKinney
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.nss.nhs.scot/browse/procurement-and-logistics
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11883
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
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Azure Expert Technical Support
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
The aim of this procurement is to select an appropriate organisation who will support NSS DaS and work together with key stakeholders and delivery partners to provide an agreed managed technical service and technical delivery plans within the NSS Azure cloud hosted environments.
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: £306,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance
Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this procurement is to select an appropriate organisation who will support NSS DaS and work together with key stakeholders and delivery partners to provide an agreed managed technical service and technical delivery plans within the NSS Azure cloud hosted environments.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Proven Technical Experience / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Method Statement / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Out of Hours Services / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Reference / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 25
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
two.2.14) Additional information
This procurement was undertaken using Lot 2 of the Scottish Government’s Digital and Technology Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS).
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Mini competition using Lot 2 of the Scottish Government Digital and Technology Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) ensures a compliant procurement route without a requirement to complete the full procurement process. All suppliers who received the ITT were pre qualified in order to be included within the DPS.
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
NP609022
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
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: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
Trustmarque House, Triune Court, Monks Cross Drive
York
YO32 9GZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £306,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:707114)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Sheriff Court House
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts(Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.