Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire Council
Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
Contact
Mrs Ann Spence
ann.spence@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1296382934
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
CapitaOne Education Software Maintenance and Associated Services
Reference number
DN631527
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
Buckinghamshire Council are purchasing provision from Capita Business Services Limited for the support and maintenance of the Council’s existing suite of Capita One Education Software, using terms based on a call-off from Framework Agreement Y20023 let by KCS Procurement Services. The contract between Capita Business Services Limited and Buckinghamshire Council will run for 5 years, effective from 1 April 2022, and will expire on 31st March 2027. A list of the supported modules is available on request.
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: £1,169,318
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Buckinghamshire Council are purchasing provision from Capita Business Services Limited for the support and maintenance of the Council’s existing suite of Capita One Education Software, using terms based on a call-off from Framework Agreement Y20023 let by KCS Procurement Services. The contract between Capita Business Services Limited and Buckinghamshire Council will run for 5 years, effective from 1 April 2022, and will expire on 31st March 2027. A list of the supported modules is available on request.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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:
This is a direct award of a software maintenance contract under regulation 32(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The ONE system is a proprietary software platform owned by Capita Business Services Limited and separately licensed by Capita to the Contracting Authority. The system was created to be a database capturing statutory Education data. To meet statutory requirements, the Capita ONE system needs to be upgraded triennially, which cannot be achieved without software updates produced only by Capita.
The parties have contracted on terms based on a call-off from Framework Agreement Y20023 let by KCS Procurement Services.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 September 2022
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
Capita Business Services Ltd
65 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NQ
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: £1,169,318
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand, London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom