Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency NISRA
Colby House Stranmillis Ct
BELFAST
BT9 5BF
SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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 5530827 Department of Finance - NISRA - SPSS Licences
Reference number
ID 5530827
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
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest producer of official statistics and government social research. Its role is to enhance understanding of NI society through the provision of trusted information. NISRA provides services to all NI Government Departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies to assist the policy development process and the delivery of their business objectives. The Agency has utilised SPSS software for 25 years and across all work areas large database analysis syntaxes have been written in SPSS code and data validation, analysis and linkages to excel and desktop publishing systems are also set up in SPSS. This tender is for procurement of the provision and support of the SPSS licences. For further information please see ID 5530827 Specification Schedule.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £165,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest producer of official statistics and government social research. Its role is to enhance understanding of NI society through the provision of trusted information. NISRA provides services to all NI Government Departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies to assist the policy development process and the delivery of their business objectives. The Agency has utilised SPSS software for 25 years and across all work areas large database analysis syntaxes have been written in SPSS code and data validation, analysis and linkages to excel and desktop publishing systems are also set up in SPSS. This tender is for procurement of the provision and support of the SPSS licences. For further information please see ID 5530827 Specification Schedule.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: AC1 Contract Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: AC2 Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: AC3 Total Contract Price / Weighting: 80
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £165,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There are two further optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The figure indicated in Section II 1.5 represents an estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and. an Economic Operator shall. have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation 5 / 8 EN Standard form 2 - Contract notice to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 January 2025
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 23 April 2025
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 January 2025
Local time
3:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Contract Monitoring. 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 your performance does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this can be considered grounds for termination of the contract at your. expense as provided for in the Mid-Tier Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt. of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance may, in. accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) be excluded from future public. procurement competitions for a period of up to three years. The Authority. expressly reserves the. rights:. (I) not to award any contract as. a result of the procurement. process commenced by publication of this notice; (II) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content. and structure of the tendering Competition; (III) to award (a) contract(s). in respect of any part(s) of the services covered by this notice; and. (IV) to award contract(s). in stages. In no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended. Postal address
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom