Official UK procurement notice
ID 3321910 - DoF - CPD Renewal of AutoDesk Licences Subscription 2021-2024
Authority: CPD - Supplies & Services Division·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDoF requires the renewal of existing subscriptions for a number of AutoDesk applications which are business critical. In particular it is for the full or partial renewal of subscriptions for a period of three years. DoF considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated, accordingly, DoF is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (regulation [27(5)] for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement. It should be noted that only AutoDesk approved resellers can compete and service this requirement.
CPV: Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services · Computer-aided design (CAD) software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 29 Jan 2021, 10:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Feb 2021 – …
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004264- Accelerated
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak focus was shifted to responding to its impact on businesses and essential public services which has given rise to an urgent need for the immediate supply and renewal of AutoDESK licences. As a critical business solution DoF has an urgent need to maintain continued access to the AutoDESK software. This does not give DoF sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. DoF considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, DoF is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (regulation [27(5)] for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement. It should be noted that only AutoDESK approved resellers can compete and service this requirement.
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028e72Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Publisher note: Contract Monitoring. The successful Contractor’s performance on this Contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored (see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 - Contract Management - Procedures and Principles). Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. . . If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and this Contract may be terminated. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website.. . Any contractor in receipt of a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy.. . Insert appropriate reservations of rights and disclaimers of liability here consider - e.g.. . "The Authority expressly reserves the rights:. . (I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages.. . and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates."..
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Feb 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 15 Feb 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
15 Feb 2021 → 16 May 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline15 Feb 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Feb 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published3 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until16 May 2021, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2021- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2021, 15:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTDSMEContract | £219,233 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTDSME
- Signed
- 3 Mar 2021
- Value
- £219,233
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Finance - CPDContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PENTAGON SOLUTIONS NI LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.