Official UK procurement notice
ID 4274797 - DAERA / DfC / DfI- Cyber Security Consultancy Services
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Central government)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Department for Communities (DfC), Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and their associated agencies (the Client), are seeking to appoint a Contractor for the provision of Cyber Security Services to support the IT information risk assurance and accreditation processes. The scope of this contract will cover the provision of Cyber Security Services for Systems and Applications supporting the Client business operations. Please refer to document ID 4274797 - Specification for more information on this requirement.
- Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions
CPV: Data security software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Security software development services · Software programming and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,135,000
What 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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
Yes · This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions
- First published
- 21 Nov 2022, 16:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2023, 13:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
ID 4274797- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007533- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038707Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.. 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 the contract may be terminated. The issue of a... Notice 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 Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
21 Nov 2022 → 19 Mar 2023 · 4 dates- Submission deadline21 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published15 Mar 2023, 13:25 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until19 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Nov 2022- Deadline moved to 21 Nov 2022, 15:00 GMT22 Nov 2022, 10:48 GMT-28 days · was 19 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete15 Mar 2023, 13:25 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tender submission has been amended to 21 December 2022 at 3pm.. · IV.2.2) | 19 Dec 2022 | 21 Nov 2022 | -28 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tender submission has been amended to 21 December 2022 at 3pm. · IV.2.7) | 19 Dec 2022 | 21 Dec 2022 | +2 d |
Time limit for receipt of tender submission has been amended to 21 December 2022 at 3pm. End of clarification period has been amended to 12 December 2022 at 3pm
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dionach LimitedSME, ERNST YOUNG LLP, WARD SOLUTIONS LTDSMEjoint awardContract | £1,103,616 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Dionach LimitedSME, ERNST YOUNG LLP, WARD SOLUTIONS LTDSME
- Signed
- 14 Mar 2023
- Value
- £1,103,616
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Communities NIContracting authority
- Department for Infrastructure NIContracting authority
- Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NIContracting authority
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 amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Dionach LtdAwarded supplier
- Ernst Young LLPAwarded supplier
- WARD SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.