Contract

DoJ - NICTS - The Parole Commissioners NI - Case Management System and Upload Portal

  • Department of Justice - Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-029263

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0354d9

Published 18 October 2022, 9:28am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department of Justice - Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland

Laganside Courts

BELFAST

BT1 3LL

Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DoJ - NICTS - The Parole Commissioners NI - Case Management System and Upload Portal

Reference number

4188694

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 purpose of this procurement is to: • Develop and implement a comprehensive case management system incorporating the data held within the existing Parole Commissioners of Northern Ireland (PCNI) case management system and supporting excel documentation (this consists of basic/non-complex case information) to support the work of PCNI in the discharge of their functions. • Provide an upload portal that allows for referral submissions and dossiers to be transferred between the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) and PCNI. • Provide technical support and maintenance for the term of the contract plus the facility to make change requests. This contract will start on the Contract Commencement Date and include a period of development up to the Service Commencement Date (This must be no later than 31st August 2023). The support and maintenance will commence following system Service Commencement Date until expiry of the initial period of four years plus two optional extension periods of 12 months each.

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: £767,843

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48600000 - Database and operating software package
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
  • 72250000 - System and support services
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The purpose of this procurement is to: • Develop and implement a comprehensive case management system incorporating the data held within the existing Parole Commissioners of Northern Ireland (PCNI) case management system and supporting excel documentation (this consists of basic/non-complex case information) to support the work of PCNI in the discharge of their functions. • Provide an upload portal that allows for referral submissions and dossiers to be transferred between the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) and PCNI. • Provide technical support and maintenance for the term of the contract plus the facility to make change requests. This contract will start on the Contract Commencement Date and include a period of development up to the Service Commencement Date (This must be no later than 31st August 2023). The support and maintenance will commence following system Service Commencement Date until expiry of the initial period of four years plus two optional extension periods of 12 months each.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract will run for 4 years from service commencement date with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months each.

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

The service commencement date of the initial 4years will commence on acceptance of the fully tested and operational system by the Contracting Authority.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-020017


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

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Email

SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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: £943,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £767,843


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering.. on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach.. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to.. reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this.. occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be grounds for termination.. of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of.. Unsatisfactory Performance. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services Contracts will be maintained and published. on. the CPD website. Any Contractor in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices of Unsatisfactory Performance will be. required. to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in. the. Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procuremen

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom