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Published 14 Jan 2022, 17:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DoF NISRA - SPSS Licenses

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£170,676exc. VAT6.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 15 Feb 2022awarded 23 Feb 2022
Awarded to Version1 Software

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), hereafter referred to as the Agency, is Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest producer of official statistics and government social research. Its role is to enhance understanding of NI society through the provision of trusted information. The Agency provides services to all NI Government Departments and a wide range of other public sector bodies to assist the policy development process and the delivery of their business objectives. This tender specification is for procurement of software subscription and support SPSS licences for use by the Agency. The initial contract period is for one year with the option to extend by two years on a 1 plus, 1 plus basis. The maximum potential contract period is three years.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£170,676
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: The initial contract period is for one year with the option to extend by two years on a 1 plus, 1plus basis. The maximum potential contract period is three years.Variant bids: not allowed
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jan 2022, 17:05 GMT
Last source update
28 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
Award evaluation window
15 Feb 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005426
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030b69 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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). As only on bid was received, the authority did not incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.

How it was run

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

Timeline

15 Feb 2022 → 16 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Feb 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    15 Feb 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    28 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    16 May 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Feb 2022, 14:25 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £159,4441 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Version1 SoftwareContract£159,444 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Colby House, Stranmillis Court, BELFAST, UK, BT9 5RRContact 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 PCR 2015.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VERSION1 SOFTWAREAwarded supplier Millennium House, Millennium Walkway, Dublin, IE, noneContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria