Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Business Services Organisation I T S
2 FRANKLIN STREET
BELFAST
BT28DQ
Contact
Catherine Fegan
Telephone
+44 2895362561
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
BlackBerry UEM Annual Support
Reference number
DAC13017
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
There is a requirement to purchase a years worth of support for the BlackBerryUEM service that we
utilise. The BlackBerry UEM is used as a Mobile Device Manager for managing our estate of Samsung
Mobile phones. The support service supplys BSO with a 24hrs support desk contactable by phone and
e-mail. This is to help solve any technical issue that arise. The support service also supplies software
updates and bug fixes to the servers. This is vital to ensure the integrity of the servers and to mitigate
against any posible cyber attacks.
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: £100,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
There is a requirement to purchase a years worth of support for the BlackBerryUEM service that we
utilise. The BlackBerry UEM is used as a Mobile Device Manager for managing our estate of Samsung
Mobile phones. The support service supplys BSO with a 24hrs support desk contactable by phone and
e-mail. This is to help solve any technical issue that arise. The support service also supplies software
updates and bug fixes to the servers. This is vital to ensure the integrity of the servers and to mitigate
against any posible cyber attacks.
The support can only be supplied by the manufacture, BlackBerry, however, they will only sell the support via their partner Vodafone.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
There is a requirement to purchase a years worth of support for the BlackBerryUEM service that we
utilise. The BlackBerry UEM is used as a Mobile Device Manager for managing our estate of Samsung
Mobile phones. The support service supplys BSO with a 24hrs support desk contactable by phone and
e-mail. This is to help solve any technical issue that arise. The support service also supplies software
updates and bug fixes to the servers. This is vital to ensure the integrity of the servers and to mitigate
against any posible cyber attacks.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
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
21 September 2024
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
Vodafone
Berkshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
01471587
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: £100,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £100,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Business Services Organisation
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom