Official UK procurement notice
DAC 99/23 - Invest NI support and Maintenance of a People Management Solution
Authority: DfE - Invest NI (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Direct award for the continued support and maintenance of Invest NI People Management Solution
CPV: Payroll management services · Personnel and payroll services · Software package and information systems · Time accounting or human resources software package
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
- 30 Nov 2023, 16:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2024, 14:09 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003704- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041e21Find a Tender
- 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
Invest NI require continued support and maintenance of their current People Management solution to e to facilitate the storage and
management of business-critical information and provide business continuity. This Direct Award Contract (DAC) will be for a period of 3 years.
The Supplier owns the IPR of the current system and are the only company who can provide support for the system, therefore it is not possible for another contractor to provide this support service. In accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 Regulations there is derogation to award the contract to a single supplier where the service can only be supplied by a particular supplier where competition is absent for technical reasons (reg 32(2)(b)(ii)) and for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights (reg 32(2)(b)(iii)).
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHR International UK LimitedContract | £175,412 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| MHR International UK Limited | £175,412 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · MHR International UK Limited
- Signed
- 5 Feb 2024
- Value
- £175,412
- Status
- active
Contract 035406-2023-1 · MHR International UK Limited
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2023
- Value
- £175,412
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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 amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- MHR International UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- MHR International UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.