Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hertfordshire County Council
PEGS LANE
HERTFORD
SG138DQ
strategic.procurement@hertfordshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home.aspx
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
Provision of a Mobilising System Support and Maintenance 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
This is an Award Notice for the Provision of a Mobilising System Support and Maintenance Agreement. This is a direct award because competition is absent for technical reasons.
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: £370,345.66
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of a Mobilising System Support and Maintenance Agreement.
In order to maintain the combined control room for the East Coast & Hertfordshire Control Room Consortium until the dissolution, there is a requirement to extend the Vision 4 mobilising system contract with the current supplier in order to align with each of the four consortium fire and rescue services' timelines to implement their replacement systems.
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:
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in making this award without prior publication. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) permits such an award where competition is absent for technical reasons.
In order to maintain the combined control room for the East Coast & Hertfordshire Control Room Consortium until the dissolution, there is a requirement to extend the Vision 4 mobilising system contract with the current supplier in order to align with each of the four consortium fire and rescue services' timelines to implement their replacement systems.
The current solution needs to continue with all 4 consortium fire and rescue services and not individually. Each of the 4 services have completed separate successful procurements of new mobilising contracts which will all go live at various stages of 2025.
The Council has therefore awarded a contract to NEC to ensure on-going service delivery. The contract will be for 6 months with the option to extend for a further 6 months to allow services to take a shorter extension to align with their timelines and reduce unnecessary cost.
The contract is due to start on 01/04/25 until 30/09/25 with the option to extend for a further 6 months until 31/03/26.
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
Contract No
HCC2416228
Title
Provision of a Mobilising System Support and Maintenance Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 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
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited
Hemel Hempstead
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Companies House
00968498
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: £370,345.66
Total value of the contract/lot: £370,345.66
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator because competition is absent for technical reasons.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom