Official UK procurement notice
DE - North West Regional College (on behalf of all FE Colleges NI) ABW licence support
Authority: North West Regional College (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Economy, North West Regional College, on behalf of all FE Colleges Northern Ireland, require software maintenance of their current software Licences to ensure that licences are maintained and access to the current versions is available . This notice is to advise the proposed award of contract to an economic operator to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to technical reasons and for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights . The Contractor is
the sole provider to the software under PCR 2015 regulation 32.
CPV: Custom software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 7 Jan 2021, 13:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2021, 13:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-000269- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028853Find 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
The Department of Economy, North West Regional College, on behalf of all FE Colleges Northern Ireland, require software maintenance of their current software Licences to ensure that licences are maintained and access to the current versions is available . This notice is to advise the proposed award of contract to an economic operator to allow for the provision of necessary services required for the contract, due to technical reasons and for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights . The Contractor is
the sole provider to the software under PCR 2015 regulation 32.
- 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 will incorporate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 4 Business Software Ireland LimitedSME | £475,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 000269-2021-1 · Unit 4 Business Software Ireland LimitedSME
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2021
- Value
- £475,000
- 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- Unit 4 Business Software Ireland LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.