Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Sensorium Support and Maintenance
Reference number
PS/24/68
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72315100 - Data network support services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
1 gold maintenance support package
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £111,219.54 / Highest offer: £166,829.31 taken into consideration
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50312310 - Maintenance of data network equipment
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
Main site or place of performance
DVLA
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1 gold maintenance support package for Sensorium software package
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 90
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
2BM Ltd owns the IPR of the software. DVLA currently own perpetual Sensorium licences which can only be administered and supported by the vendor. 2BM Ltd are the only supplier that can configure the system and are the only supplier qualified to configure the software.
2BM Ltd only contract directly with customers and are not on any government frameworks.
For this requirement the justification is:
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
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/concession
Contract No
PS/24/68
Title
Provision of Sensorium Support and Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 September 2024
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
2BM Ltd
2BM House Eldon Business Park Eldon Road Chilwell
Nottinghamshire
NG9 6DZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: £111,219.54 / Highest offer: £166,829.31 taken into consideration
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High COurt
London
Country
United Kingdom