Official UK procurement notice
DoF Land and Property Services Abbacus Extension DAC 109/23
Authority: Department of Finance, Land and Property Services
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Direct Award Contract which will enable the Department of Finance's Land and Property Services to use the current Abbacus solution until the replacement system is in implemented. This contract will be for 3 years with an additional contingency of up to 39 x 1 month extension options.
CPV: Data services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services · Software supply services
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
- 8 Apr 2024, 14:20 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Apr 2024, 14:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045059Find 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
The award of this contract is justified under Regulation 32 (B)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in that only iTS Computing due to exclusive rights of their IPR can provide support and maintenance to the toolkit that is used to make changes to the Abbacus system. The Abbacus system comprises of a number of components provided by a range of suppliers who are under contract with iTS Computing and each of whom have exclusive rights to their own IPR.
- 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 had incorporated a standstill period before this contract was awarded.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITS Computing LimitedContract | £20,253,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · ITS Computing Limited
- Signed
- 8 Apr 2024
- Value
- £20,253,000
- 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 such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation proceduresReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- iTS Computing LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.