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Published 14 Nov 2022, 09:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4215231 DfC - PRONI - Catalogues Plus (PCP) System – Support and Development

Official notice

Authority: Department for Communities – Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£252,000exc. VAT17.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 14 Dec 2022awarded 14 Feb 2023
Awarded to CADAN SOLUTIONS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is a division of the Department for Communities (DfC). PRONI Catalogues Plus (PCP) is PRONI’s master catalogue system. It is a business critical system essential to the acceptance and management of records, and making records accessible to the public. PCP allows PRONI staff to create and maintain a catalogue of the records under PRONI’s care and to manage the location details of physical records. PCP also receives catalogue data from PRONI’s Digital Preservation system, enabling staff and the public to access digital records. The high-level objectives of this contract are:

  • Support - To put in place support and maintenance for PRONI’s PCP system; and
  • Development – To establish a contract that will allow for changes to and enhancement of the PCP system.

CPV: Computer support services · Custom software development services · Development of transaction processing and custom software · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Technical computer support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£252,000

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
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 50%
  • Quantitative Criteria: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria: 50
  • Quantitative Criteria: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
14 Nov 2022, 09:41 GMT
Last source update
15 Feb 2023, 15:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
14 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004677
Classification (CPV)
Computer support servicesCustom software development servicesDevelopment of transaction processing and custom softwareIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportTechnical computer support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0383fd Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and has incorporated a standstill period (minimum 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision and provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored against. the agreed Key Performance Indicators as. detailed in the Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule for ICT Schedule 5 – Contract and Service Management and Specification. Schedule. 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 Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the. contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will 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 for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
14 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
14 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

14 Dec 2022 → 14 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    14 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Feb 2023, 15:08 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    14 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Feb 2023, 15:08 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    15 Feb 2023, 15:08 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £208,2501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CADAN SOLUTIONS LTDSMEContract£208,250 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Communities - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9HQContact email Published organisation website ↗

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
  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.Review body UK

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CADAN SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier 35 BALLYBROLLY ROAD, ARMAGH, UK, BT60 2NPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria