Official UK procurement notice
DAC 8/21 - DfE Tourism NI - Visa Spending Data
Authority: Northern Ireland Tourist Board T/A Tourism Northern Ireland
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTourism NI have procured crucial Spending Data from Visa that provides real world facts about how much tourists spend in NI, and where and how they spend it, to meet the priorities set for the organisation and contribute to the delivery of a
data analytics hub.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Mar 2021, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2021, 09:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-010631- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029e40Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Tourism Northern Ireland require Visa Spending Data that provides real world facts about how much tourists spend in NI, and where and how they spend it, to contribute to the delivery of a data analytics hub for the next 3 years. This is permitted under Regulation 32 2 (b) (ii) and iii due to technical reasons, as Visa is the sole supplier of the Visa data globally and would not permit any other suppliers to provide this service.
- 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 incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISA EUROPE LIMITED | £240,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| VISA EUROPE LIMITED | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005839-2021-1 · VISA EUROPE LIMITED
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2021
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Contract 010631-2021-1 · VISA EUROPE LIMITED
- Signed
- 22 Mar 2021
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
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
1 commercial party on the notice- VISA EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.