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Published 29 Oct 2024, 13:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5218836 - TEO - VVSNI - Support, Maintenance and Development of the Victims and Survivors Service Management Information System

Official notice

Authority: Victim and Survivors Service Northern Ireland·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£151,667exc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2024awarded 3 Apr 2025
Awarded to ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Victims and Survivors Service (VSS) delivers support and services to improve the health and wellbeing of victims and survivors. VSS deliver funding and support on behalf of The Executive Office and provide help and assistance to the Victims, Survivors and those impacted by Troubles, Conflict, Historical Institutional Abuse and Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses. VSS are seeking a supplier for the provision of Support, Maintenance and Development of the Victim Information Management (VIM) System, a bespoke MS Dynamics-based CRM system. This system was implemented in 2017 and currently runs on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Version 2104 (9.1.24.11) (DB 9.1.24.11) on-premises. The Supplier is required to provide a fully managed (end to end) Support Service. This will include all aspects of support and maintenance as well as changes to, and enhancements of, all aspects of the Service

CPV: Computer network services · Computer-related services · Content management software development services · Data security software development services · Database and operating software package · File security software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems and servers · Information technology services · Internet services · Software package and information systems · System, storage and content management software development services · +1 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£151,667
Extensions: The initial contract duration is for two years with three additional options to extend for up to 12 months on each occasion. · This Contract is for an initial period of 2 years with 3 optional extension periods of up to 1 year eachVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 59.5%Price: 30%Social value: 10.5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • AC1 Proposed Account Manager Experience: 24.5%
  • AC2 Service Delivery and Contract Management: 24.5%
  • AC4 System Maintenance: 5.6%
  • AC5 GDPR: 4.9%
  • AC6 Total Contract Price: 30%
  • AC3 Social Value: 10.5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • AC1 Proposed Account Manager Experience: 24.5
  • AC2 Service Delivery and Contract Management: 24.5
  • AC3 Social Value: 10.5
  • AC4 System Maintenance: 5.6
  • AC5 GDPR: 4.9
  • AC6 Total Contract Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Oct 2024, 13:58 GMT
Last source update
3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
ID 5218836
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012795
Classification (CPV)
Computer network servicesComputer-related servicesContent management software development servicesData security software development servicesDatabase and operating software packageFile security software development servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systems and serversInformation technology servicesInternet services
+3 moreSoftware package and information systemsSystem, storage and content management software development services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b23f Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with the tender documentation. 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 their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance can result in the Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of three years from the date of issue.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Submission deadline
28 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Nov 2024 → 3 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    28 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    26 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    3 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £151,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONSSMEContract£151,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Victim and Survivors Service Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 1st Floor Seatem House 28-32 Alfred Street, BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT2 8ENContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Victims and Survivors ServiceContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • 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.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.