Microsoft Premier Support Services.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland IT Assist
Craigantlet Buildings, Stormont
For the attention of: Stephen McCann
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: www.dfpni.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
General public services
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
DAC - DFP - IT Assist - Microsoft Premier Support.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Microsoft Premier Support Services.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72000000
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 729 600 GBP
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice / call for competition
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: connected with the protection of exclusive rights
These services are only available direct from Microsoft, and cannot be purchased through any other sources.
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: connected with the protection of exclusive rights
These services are only available direct from Microsoft, and cannot be purchased through any other sources.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
P15165
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P15165 Lot title: DAC - DFP - IT Assist - Microsoft Premier SupportV.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Microsoft
NI Science Park, The Innovation Centre Queens Road Queens Island
BT3 9DT Belfast
E-mail:
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Central Procurement Directorate will refrain from making the contract award for a period of 10 calendar days from issue of this notice.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
20.11.2013