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Published 18 Nov 2022, 15:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfC Sport NI - Sports Competition and Results Tracking System

Official notice

Authority: Department for Communities - Sport Northern Ireland (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£185,280exc. VAT41.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2022awarded 10 Feb 2023
Awarded to Infostrada Statistics B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Client wishes to acquire a Sports Competition and Results Tracking System that will provide access to Sport NI in order to:

  • Provide a comprehensive and up to date data base and search facility of competition and results that can be used to analyse the performances of Northern Ireland athletes and teams at the competitions detailed in Annex 1.
  • Provide a service desk facility for day-to-day support; and
  • Provide online training and training documentation for staff in the use of the proposed solution. This will enable access to a comprehensive database of sports competition performance results that are relevant to Sport NI and access to analytical tools that enable Client staff to deliver services such as results monitoring and benchmarking, predictive analysis, and reporting. This contract will run for an initial period of two years plus two optional extension periods of up to twelve months each.
  • Recurrence: 3 months prior to expiry of this contract anticipated to be October 2026.

CPV: Custom software development services · Data capture services · Data preparation services · Data services · Data-processing services · Development of transaction processing and custom software · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software programming and consultancy services · Software-related services · System and support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£185,280
Extensions: After the initial contract period, there are 2 options to extend for 1 year each. · The contract is anticipated to be renewed on expiry of the final contract period and prior to August 2026.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • AC1 Methodology: 16%
  • AC2 Key Personnel Experience: 12%
  • AC3 Contract Management: 6%
  • AC4 Social Value Methodology: 6%
  • AC5 Total Contract Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
  • AC1 Methodology: 16
  • AC2 Key Personnel Experience: 12
  • AC3 Contract Management: 6
  • AC4 Social Value Methodology: 6
  • AC5 Total Contract Cost: 60
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    SC1 Fair Work Practices

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
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
Yes · 3 months prior to expiry of this contract anticipated to be October 2026.
First published
18 Nov 2022, 15:54 GMT
Last source update
13 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID 4466440
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004324
Classification (CPV)
Custom software development servicesData capture servicesData preparation servicesData servicesData-processing servicesDevelopment of transaction processing and custom softwareIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSoftware-related servicesSystem and support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0386aa Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The Client will monitor the Contractor’s performance against the agreed Key Performance Indicators as detailed in the Specification Schedule and Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule for ICT Schedule 5. – Contract and Service Management.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and has incorporated a standstill period (minimum 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 and provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored against. the agreed Key Performance Indicators as detailed in the Commercial Conditions of Contract. Schedule for ICT Schedule 5 – Contract and Service Management and Specification. Schedule. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means. the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be. issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

19 Dec 2022 → 19 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    13 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Feb 2023, 11:10 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £108,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Infostrada Statistics B.V.SMEContract - ID 4466440 DfC Sport NI - Sports Competition and Results Tracking System£108,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract - ID 4466440 DfC Sport NI - Sports Competition and Results Tracking System · Infostrada Statistics B.V.SME

    Signed
    10 Feb 2023
    Value
    £108,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Communities - Sport Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services House of Sport, 2A Upper Malone Road, BELFAST, UK, BT9 5LAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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 PCR2015 as amended.Review body As above

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.