Find a TenderAwarded
Published 21 Sept 2022, 09:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4428086 PSNI – Provision, Implementation, Configuration and Support and Maintenance of a Police Pensions Administration System

Official notice

Authority: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT33.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2022awarded 5 Jan 2023
Awarded to Information withheld for security reasons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are currently seeking the supply, installation, configuration and support and maintenance of a Police pensions administration software solution. The solution will be for the administration of pension schemes for police officers only. The requirement is for a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) pension administration solution. Please refer to document ID 4296570 – Specification for more details on the services required.

  • Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions.

CPV: Accounting software package · Custom software development services · Data services · Database services · Government employee pension schemes · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Insurance and pension services · Pension services · Software integration consultancy services · Software-related services · Systems and technical consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Extensions: After the initial contract period of 5 years, there will be options to extend the contract for further 5 years consisting of two periods of 2 years and a final period of 1 year 2yr + 2yr +1yr · This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after initial contract period or following any extension periodVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 Sept 2022, 09:13 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID 4428086
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-000298
Classification (CPV)
Accounting software packageCustom software development servicesData servicesDatabase servicesGovernment employee pension schemesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInsurance and pension servicesPension servicesSoftware integration consultancy servicesSoftware-related services
+1 moreSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0369cf Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
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 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
21 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Oct 2022 → 19 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    5 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    5 Jan 2023, 16:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,663,9571 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Information withheld for security reasonsSMEContract£2,663,957 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Information withheld for security reasonsSME

    Signed
    5 Jan 2023
    Value
    £2,663,957
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Lislea Drive, BELFAST, UK, BT9 7JGContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI ICSContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety BELFAST, UKContact name, 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 amendedReview body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Information withheld for Security ReasonsAwarded supplier Information withheld for Security Reasons, UKContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.