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Published 4 Aug 2021, 16:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 3533511 - DoF - IT Assist Server Patch Management Tool

Official notice

Authority: Department of Finance - Digital Shared Services·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£150,000exc. VAT6.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Sept 2021awarded 11 Oct 2021
Awarded to IVANTI UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

IT Assist currently use a patch management system to patch approx. 1900 servers, the majority being virtual. The patch management system scans all devices on the network and identifies the versions of each. The patches are either downloaded manually or automatically as required. Patches can be applied in bulk or individually and on a schedule or on-demand. IT Assist requires a 5 year contract for the supply and delivery of a patch management system which will allow servers to be patched as described above. Please see document entitled “ID 3533511 – Specification Schedule” for full details of the requirement”.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information systems and servers · Software package and information systems · Software package utilities · Software-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period of 3 years there are two optional extension periods of 1 year each. · This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after 3-5 years.Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Aug 2021, 16:54 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-025655
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInformation systems and serversSoftware package and information systemsSoftware package utilitiesSoftware-related services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d0e9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide 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 before this contract was awarded. The standstill period was for a minimum of 10 calendar days.

Publisher note: 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 3 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. 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
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 5 Dec 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Sept 2021, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    5 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Oct 2021, 09:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,0341 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IVANTI UK LIMITEDContract£160,034 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Finance - Digital Shared Services

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Craigantlet Buildings, Stormont Estate, BELFAST, UK, BT4 3SXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation in public procurement competitions. Instead, challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regs 2015Review body United Kingdom
  • 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 United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IVANTI UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier 3 Arlington Square Downshire Way, BRACKNELL, UK, RG12 1WAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.