Official UK procurement notice
DAC 137/21 - DoH - Access to pensions legislative database
Authority: Department of Health, Workforce Policy Directorate – Pensions Unit
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department require an up to date (and constantly updated) legislative database with full searchable functionality and the ability to trace complex amendments. This service will also provide access to the other health service pension schemes legislation for comparison purposes. The required service is currently provided by Pendragon through Perspective, their legal and regulatory information service for the UK pensions industry. The contract will be for a period of 3 years.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2021, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Nov 2021, 15:55 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027584- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
DOH will rely on regulation.32 2 b ii and iii due to technical reasons as Pendragon own exclusive rights to the Perspective pensions legislative database and would not permit any other supplier to access or support/maintain it. In addition the database allows DoH NI to remain in parity with other UK jurisdictions currently utilising the database.
- Review procedure
the Public Contract Regulations 2015 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). The authority incorporates a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd | £136,800 † | — | Awarded |
| WILMINGTON PUBLISHING INFORMATION LTDSMEContract | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · WILMINGTON PUBLISHING INFORMATION LTDSME
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2021
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Contract 026442-2021-1 · Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Oct 2021
- Value
- £136,800
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. 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.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Pendragon, Wilmington Publishing and Information LtdAwarded supplier
- WILMINGTON PUBLISHING INFORMATION LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.