Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 10 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Credit Checking Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Gambling Commission (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£283,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Creditsafe

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest and extensive market engagement we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:

(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,

And that:

no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement

CPV: Financial and insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Commissions primary concern when using the credit platform is to verify the…Awarded

The Commissions primary concern when using the credit platform is to verify the information it has already been given by companies or individuals seeking a gambling licence. As such in vetting gambling licence applications we will look at ownership, controlling interests, shareholders, court judgements and adverse media as well as other factors. Furthermore we need the facility to be able to access this information worldwide as a substantial amount of applications come from companies based outside the UK. The portal is also used as part of our Enforcement and Intelligence activity. As a result of the exercise we conducted with suppliers who responded to our EOI, we were able to determine that only Creditsafe currently provides a credit checking platform with the full functionality that we need.

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: The initial term of the contract we have let with Creditsafe is 2 years with option to extend annually up to maximum of 4 years to give us opportunity to review the market should there be any developments during this time to enable further competition.

66000000 Financial and insurance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT
Last source update: 10 Mar 2023, 12:39 GMT
Authority reference: 22-037
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-007051
Classification (CPV): Financial and insurance services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b1cd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest on Contract Finder and an extensive market engagement exercise we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:
(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
And that:
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement

Publisher note: The link to original Contracts Finder is: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1ec807f7-d41c-4241-81e7-32e5032cf1cf?origin=SearchResults&p=1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £283,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 6

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Creditsafe	£283,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Credit Checking Services · Creditsafe
Signed
3 Mar 2023
Value
£283,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Gambling Commission

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRegulator Fourth Floor,Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, B24BPContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CreditsafeAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07941364 Caspian Point One, Pierhead Street,, Cardiff, West Midlands, CF10 4DQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.