Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance
C/o Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BELFAST
BT3 9ED
Contact
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
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
ID 4210261 - DOF- CPD – Provision, Implementation, Support and Development of a Construction Information Management System (CIMS)
Reference number
ID 4210261
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Department of Finance, Construction Procurement Delivery (CPD) has a requirement for the provision of Implementation, Support and Development of a Construction Information Management System to facilitate the management of, and effective collaboration between parties engaged on the management, design, procurement and delivery of government funded construction projects and contracts.
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: £2,841,600
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48610000 - Database systems
- 48780000 - System, storage and content management software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72260000 - Software-related services
- 72262000 - Software development services
- 72263000 - Software implementation services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72268000 - Software supply services
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Finance, Construction Procurement Delivery (CPD) has a requirement for the provision of Implementation, Support and Development of a Construction Information Management System to facilitate the management of, and effective collaboration between parties engaged on the management, design, procurement and delivery of government funded construction projects and contracts.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Qualitative Award Criteria / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion - Name: Quantitative Award Criteria / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
This contract is for an initial period of 5 years with an option to extension for period/s up to and including amaximum of 10 years
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 000-010415
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
18 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
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: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Asite Solutions Ltd
1 mark Square
London
EC2A 4EG
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: £5,800,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,841,600
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The figure indicated inV 2.4 £5,800,000.00 represents the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods. In addition, neither CPD nor the Contracting Authority can provide any guarantee. as to the level of business. under this. contract. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be 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. regarded as an act of grave.. professional. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be terminated. The.. issue of a. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being.. undertaken. by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period. of. twelve. months from the date of issue of the Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required..
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 PCR2015as amended
BELFAST
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award.. of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.