Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Work and Pensions
2 St Peters Square,
Manchester
M2 3AA
Contact
Sarah Whittingham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
HHT Affinity Group 1 and 3 - CIS PIP and CMS Migration Mobilisation
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
A Direct Award Contract to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd for the provision of Customer Success Services (CCS) Engineering Professional Services to support the DWP Customer Information System (CIS), Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Child Maintenance Service (CMS) Mobilisation Planning and High-level design activity to support the migration of hosting from OPH to OCI hosting.
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: £399,197.83
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A Direct Award Contract to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd for the provision of Customer Success Services (CCS) Engineering Professional Services to support the DWP Customer Information System (CIS), Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Child Maintenance Service (CMS) Mobilisation Planning and High-level design activity to support the migration of hosting from OPH to OCI hosting.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
In summary, DWP has procured Customer Success Services (CCS) Engineering Professional Services from Oracle Corporation UK Ltd to support the DWP Customer Information System (CIS), Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Child Maintenance Service (CMS) Mobilisation Planning and High-level design activity to support the migration of hosting from OPH to OCI hosting.
As explained below, DWP relied on Regulation 32 to award contract directly to Oracle Corporation UK Ltd.
(2) (b) ii. competition is absent for technical reasons: The underpinning platform(s) supporting CIS, PIP & CMS suites are based on legacy Oracle infrastructure and bespoke products/Oracle configuration. Therefore, for these Implementation activities, Oracle is the only supplier that can upgrade and configure the Oracle product stack, migrate to an upgraded platform and provide confidence that the CIS, PIP & CMS suites in the upgraded platform are supportable and tested to ensure it successfully meets required business functional requirements.
(2) (b) (iii) (iii) No reasonable alternative or substitute exists: The CIS, PIP & CMS Services relate to Oracle products which have already been procured, as such there are no reasonable alternative or substitute services available from any alternative software provider/third party.
(2) (b) (iii) (iii). The absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement: The parameters of the procurement have not been artificially narrowed given the underlying technology infrastructure is already on DWP's estate and the required CIS, PIP & CMS Services relate to work on that technology infrastructure.
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
18 August 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oracle Corporation UK Limited
Manchester
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £399,197.83
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department For Work And Pensions
2 St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
Country
United Kingdom