EDINA GeognoSIS Software · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The University of Edinburgh (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£82,075published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Jun 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Cadcorp

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GeognoSIS software is a key component of Digimap’s mapping infrastructure.

Digimap is an online service, operated by Edina, offering a variety of maps and spatial data to subscribing academic institutions across the UK higher and further education sectors. Digimap is used by 124 UK institutions with 75,000 registered users

CPV: Digital mapping services · Mapping software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland · The University of Edinburgh

72212326 Mapping software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 26 Jul 2023, 13:54 BST
Last source update: 26 Jul 2023, 13:54 BST
Authority reference: NCA21136
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-021658
Classification (CPV): Digital mapping servicesMapping software development services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ea80 Find 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: Recent market research studies have shown if the University of Edinburgh were to replace the Cadcorp software, would in fact require a complete re-engineering of the Digimap service. The Cadcorp software is an integral part of Digimap and no alternative software is immediately directly compatible without an entire re-development of every aspect of the service. In addition to this, the investment (in terms of time and staff effort) required to replace the software at this stage would force the service to close on financial grounds. Changing the software now would also offer no material improvement to the service either for the customer or for internal operational efficiency.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:739820)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £82,0751 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CadcorpSME	£82,075 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 021658-2023-NCA21136-1 · CadcorpSME
Signed
26 Jun 2023
Value
£82,075
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

The University of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The University Court of the University of EdinburghReview body EdinburghContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CadcorpAwarded supplier Sterling Court, Norton Rd, Stevenage, UK, SG1 2JYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.