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Published 19 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DAC 08-25 -DoH - Workforce Policy Directorate Pensions Unit - Continued access to pensions legislative database

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health Northern Ireland (DoHNI) (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Awarded value£126,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Pendragon, Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of licences to ensure continued access to pensions legislative database. The contract will be for a duration of three years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
19 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2025, 13:55 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012017
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef1e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

This Direct Award to maintain business critical function is justified on the grounds set out under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of Procurement Act 2023 where the following conditions

are met in relation to the public contract-

(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights,

only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and

(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works

Review and risk notes
Risks

Exclusions

If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.

The Contracting 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.

and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Mar 2025 → 31 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 13:55 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 14:35 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 17:11 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    31 Mar 2025, 13:55 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £126,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Pendragon, Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information LtdSMEjoint award31 Mar 2025 – 30 Mar 2028£126,00019 Mar 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • DAC 08-25 -DoH - Workforce Policy Directorate Pensions Unit - Continued access to pensions legislative database · Pendragon, Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information LtdSME

    Signed
    30 Mar 2025
    Value
    £126,000
    Period
    31 Mar 2025 – 30 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is not above the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department of Health

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PMMR-4168-NYRN Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT4 3SQContact email

Other public bodies

  • CPDBeneficiary authority
  • CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV BELFAST, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender