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Published 2 Mar 2022, 16:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ethics Module for Research Award Management System

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Awarded value£315,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Mar 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Worktribe

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ethics Module for the University of Aberdeen's Research Award Management System. The module is supplementary to our existing system which there is already a contract in place for.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Under Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a…Awarded

Under Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification:

Competition is absent for technical reasons (only if it is not caused by artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists).

In this particular case, the Ethics Module is supplementary to our existing Research Award Management System and a change from the incumbent provider would require reimplementation of the solution which would impact on institutional research management for approx 2 years internal resource would be required to implement a new system. It is not economically viable to fund the current system and an alternative.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: The initial term of the contract is 5 years with 5 x optional extensions of 1 year

48000000 Software package and information systems

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: Goods
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: 2 Mar 2022, 16:42 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2022, 16:42 GMT
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-005751
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031d10 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: Under Regulation 33 (1)(b)(ii) of the Public (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification:

Publisher note: (SC Ref:685469)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £315,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Worktribe	£315,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005751-2022-AU21/51-1 · Worktribe
Signed
2 Mar 2022
Value
£315,000
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

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WorktribeAwarded supplier 4 Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, UK, NG7 1FB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.