Tender

DoF - LPS - Provision of a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License Agreement

  • Land Property Services

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-030800

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ffc7

Published 10 December 2021, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Land Property Services

7 Lanyon Pl

BELFAST

BT1 3LP

Email

ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS 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.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

DoF - LPS - Provision of a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License Agreement

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

LPS wish to continue with the existing type of FME licensing model which allows scalability to meet changing business needs and provides a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License type Agreement (ELA) to support the use of FME Server and Desktop. Additional Support Days (estimated 10 per year) will also be included in the contract, however these are not guaranteed and service days will be used dependent on business needs. The contract will commence on 1st April 2022 and run until 31st March 2026.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £210,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

LPS wish to continue with the existing type of FME licensing model which allows scalability to meet changing business needs and provides a Feature Manipulation Engine (FME) Enterprise License type Agreement (ELA) to support the use of FME Server and Desktop. Additional Support Days (estimated 10 per year) will also be included in the contract, however these are not guaranteed and service days will be used dependent on business needs. The contract will commence on 1st April 2022 and run until 31st March 2026.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £210,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

The Contractor must be, at a minimum, an authorised Gold or higher Partner / Reseller of Safe Software.


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

17 January 2022

Local time

3:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 17 April 2022

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

17 January 2022

Local time

3:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

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. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.

BELFAST

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority incorporates a standstill period (i.e a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.