Award

Oracle Software Licences

  • NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LTD

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-035676

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0391f6

Published 16 December 2022, 2:01pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LTD

40 Old Westland Rd

Belfast

BT146TE

Contact

Marie Bradley

Email

marie.bradley@niwater.com

Telephone

+44 2890354813

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKN06 - Belfast

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.niwater.com/

one.6) Main activity

Water


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Oracle Software Licences

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Oracle software licences to permit NI Water to continue using Oracle until the replacement contract goes live December 2024

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: £575,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Purchase of 40 Oracle software licences to permit NI Water to continue using Oracle until the replacement contract goes live December 2024

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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

NI Water is currently procuring a new Cloud software platform for its business-critical functions including but not limited to HR, Financials and Procurement. This is being delivered under the current live tender process 2021/S 000-030134 and Future Corporate Systems programme.

In the interim NI Water requires Oracle license support for an additional 2 years from 01-Jan-23 to 31-Dec-24 for its current e-business suite platform as it transitions to its newly procured platform resulting from the above tender.

This is permitted under Utility Contracts Regulation 50 1 (c) (ii) and iii due to technical reasons and (f) repetition of similar services.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 December 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Oracle Corporation

Thames Valley Park

Reading

RG6 1RA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

Oracle Corporation

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £575,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £575,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NI Water

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom