Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY
23 Stephenson Street
BIRMINGHAM
B24AJ
Contact
Ebony Biggs
Telephone
+44 7702614684
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-property-agency
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
GovPass Transition Services
Reference number
C1000982
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212730 - Security software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier for a Technical
Delivery Partner to deliver, manage and run the GovPass Service
with experience in supply, designing, building and operating
Access Control Systems and solutions using ID-Ware products to
deliver, manage and run the GovPass Technical Services.
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: £3,554,287.83
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A direct award of an interim, short-term contract to Cipher10 Limited in order to secure the continued provision of services and enable the award of a longer-term contract that will be competed in 2025. Cipher10 Limited is party to an existing contract with HMG dated 1 April 2023 pursuant to which it is responsible for maintaining and improving upon all aspects of GovPass.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
3-month extension term for the continuation of services.
two.2.14) Additional information
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice Notice reference: 2024/S 000-029426 was published on 13 September 2024, detailing the justification for the direct award.
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:
The Authority has entered into a New Contract with the Supplier for a period of 12 months, with a right for the Authority to extend at its sole discretion for an additional 3 months.
The New Contract is required on the following grounds:
• The Supplier has unique expertise which is necessary to deliver the requirements of the New Contract, namely: to conduct the critical enabling transition of the existing service to a new operating model and structure that aligns with the Authority's strategic intent for the operation of GovPass which the Authority anticipates will be supported and delivered under the Future Contract.
• The New Contract is necessary in order to enable the Authority to run a further competition (as described above) for and enter into the Future Contract in 2025.
In light of the above, the Authority is relying on the following limbs of Regulation 32:
• Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)
Accordingly, the Authority believes that the direct award of the New Contract to the Supplier is justified by the circumstances.
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: 2024/S 000-029426
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C1000982
Title
GovPass Transitional Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Cipher 10 Ltd
International House, 6 South Molton Street
London
W1K 5QF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
11949489
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £3,554,287.83
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office
London
Country
United Kingdom