DAC - DFP - LPS - spatial NI upgrade.
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
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
For the attention of: Aine Magee
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Fax: +44 2890816328
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority/entity: www.dfpni.gov.uk/cpd
Address of the buyer profile: www.e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
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 - LPS - spatial NI upgrade.
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)
This is a DAC to vary contract P5379 - LPS inspire portal.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72260000
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: 580 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Excluding VAT
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
This is a variation of Project 5379 - LPS Inspire Portal. This is being awarded as a DAC due to a derogation under the regulations when for technical reasons the contract may only be awarded to a particular supplier (regulation 14 (1) (a) (iii)). It may be possible to rely on this derogation for this contract and award the contract to ESRI who are the only suppliers with the intellectual property rights to perform the upgrade.
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
This is a variation of Project 5379 - LPS Inspire Portal. This is being awarded as a DAC due to a derogation under the regulations when for technical reasons the contract may only be awarded to a particular supplier (regulation 14 (1) (a) (iii)). It may be possible to rely on this derogation for this contract and award the contract to ESRI who are the only suppliers with the intellectual property rights to perform the upgrade.
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
Project_5379
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Project_15967V.1)Date of contract award decision:
11.2.2014
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received:1
Number of offers received by electronic means:1
Number of offers received by electronic means:1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
ESRI Ireland
2nd floor, block B, Ashtowngate, Navan Road
Dublin 15 Dublin
IRELAND
E-mail:
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 580 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 580 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value Number of years 3
Value: 580 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 580 000 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value Number of years 3
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
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 the issue of this notice.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals The authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time to challenge the award decision.
The public contracts regulation 2006 (SI 2006 No5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time to challenge the award decision.
The public contracts regulation 2006 (SI 2006 No5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
31.1.2014