Award

eIDAS Technical Advisor

  • INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038975

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c202

Published 3 December 2024, 5:30pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

Wycliffe House

WILMSLOW

SK95AF

Email

procurement@ico.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD62 - Cheshire East

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://ico.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Regulator


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

eIDAS Technical Advisor

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The supplier will support the ICO to maintain its technical capabilities in the area of electronic identification and trust services.

The supplier will serve as the ICO's technical subject matter expert for associated standards relating to electronic signatures, qualified digital certificates, electronic seals, timestamps and other authentication mechanisms.

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: £240,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Two-year initial contract term with two optional one-year extensions

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

The ICO approved a direct award, but this was intended to be below-threshold. An error in contract drafting has given the ICO two optional 1-year extensions and this was not spotted before execution. As a result, the total contract value has exceed the PCR threshold. The ICO does not intend to use all available extensions and will award any subsequent contract via an appropriate and compliant route.

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/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 July 2024

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

Jandnet Limited

Bristol

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK - South West (England)
Companies House

04265056

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £240,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The ICO approved a direct award, but this was intended to be below-threshold. An error in contract drafting has given the ICO two optional 1-year extensions and this was not spotted before execution. As a result, the total contract value has exceed the PCR threshold. The ICO does not intend to use all available extensions and will award any subsequent contract via an appropriate and compliant route.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of Justice

London

Country

United Kingdom