Official UK procurement notice
ICT System Integration · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Shettleston Housing Association Ltd (Housing)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is an award after a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice awarding a contract using Negotiated procedure without prior publication/call for competition using Regulation 33 (1)(b) (ii) "competition is absent for technical reasons".
Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts.
CPV: Software package and information systems · System maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier)…Awarded
Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts. Additional information: 3 year contract with the option to extend for a maximum of 7 x 12 month periods to a 10 year contract.
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
- 13 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2024, 11:03 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004380- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04253fFind 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
Shettleston Housing Association is entering into an agreement with MRI (the supplier) to provide enhanced capabilities to our existing finance software, Advanced Open Accounts. The Association currently uses Advanced Open Housing as its housing management system and both these software packages provide essential integration between our housing and finance teams. For this reason, it is a key requirement of our current needs to enhance our existing configuration without replacing either software component. The Association's current operational requirements rely on this integration to provide reports to a varying degree of users across the organisation. Appointing MRI will ensure that the Association can continue to benefit from the integration Open Accounts provides, whilst enhancing our software capabilities with the introduction of eBIS and V1, whilst receiving the specialist technical support required. The Association has considered the current suppliers of Open Accounts who also offer eBIS and V1, along with the implementation and ongoing support needs that the Association has, and based on the limited choice of suppliers, has concluded that MRI is the only supplier that meets our needs. For this reason, the Association has opted to Direct Award based on Regulation 33 (1)(b) (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:757295)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRI Software Limited | £140,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| MRI Software Limited | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 004380-2024-1 · MRI Software Limited
- Signed
- 29 Dec 2023
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Contract 036643-2023-1 · MRI Software Limited
- Signed
- 12 Dec 2023
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MRI Software LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.