ID 1406165 - NICS Identity Assurance service – Support and Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Department of Finance - Digital Transformation Service

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£1,831,9502 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jan 2019no call for competition

Awarded to CIVICA UK LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Finance is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to modify the NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Support and Maintenance Contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the Authority to enter into this modification.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Department of Finance have a contract with Civica for NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA)

The Department of Finance have a contract with Civica for NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA)

Support and Maintenance.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: The contract was awarded for an initial period of 2 years, with 2 further optional extension periods of 1 year each. The contract was modified to allow for one additional extension year to end on 2 January 2024.

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure 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: 3 Apr 2023, 09:34 BST
Last source update: 10 May 2023, 15:22 BST
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-013349
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b80a Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The authority will rely on regulation 72(1)(b) Additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

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). The authority incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,831,9502 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Jan 2019

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIVICA UK LIMITED	£856,475 †	—	Awarded
CIVICA UK LIMITED	£975,475 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009586-2023-1 · CIVICA UK LIMITED
Signed
3 Jan 2019
Value
£856,475
Status
active
Contract 013349-2023-1-1 · CIVICA UK LIMITED
Signed
3 Jan 2019
Value
£975,475
Status
active
- Change This modification is to allow for the migration of from the current Gov.Uk Platform as a Service (GPaaS) to IT Assist’s Microsoft Azure hosting platform., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The authority will rely on regulation 72(1)(b) Additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Finance - Digital Transformation Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Craigantlet Buildings, Stoney Road, BELFAST, UK, BT4 3SXContact email

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 PCR2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Civica UK LtdAwarded supplier South Bank Central, 30 Stamford Street, London, LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.