Official UK procurement notice
ID 4428335 DAC 92/22 DoF ESS - IT Assist - NI Direct Hosting Infrastructure Support
Authority: Department of Finance, Enterprise Shared Services, IT Assist·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIT Assist requires DELL to provide 12 months support and maintenance for equipment and software to ensure Manufacturer and supplier compliance for the for the complex NI Direct Hosting Environment ensuring continuity of support between handover of the environment from BT to IT Assist and award of the new Cloud Infrastructure Support and Service contract in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
CPV: Technical computer support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Sept 2022, 16:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2022, 16:08 BST
- Authority reference
ID 4428335 DAC 92/22- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028458- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0366bbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The Client is relying on derogation 32(3)(b)(iii) of the PCRs 2015 (as amended) as the supplier owns the propriety rights for the equipment and NI Direct hosting environment.
- Review procedure
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for 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 (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.
Publisher note: 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.
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated21 Sept 2022, 16:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Corporation LtdID 4428335 DoF ESS - IT Assist Hosting Infrastructure Support | £168,936 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Dell Corporation LtdID 4428335 DoF ESS - IT Assist Hosting Infrastructure Support | £168,936 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Dell Corporation LtdContract | £168,936 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Dell Corporation Ltd
- Signed
- 28 Sept 2022
- Value
- £168,936
- Status
- active
ID 4428335 DoF ESS - IT Assist Hosting Infrastructure Support · Dell Corporation Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Sept 2022
- Value
- £168,936
- Status
- active
ID 4428335 DoF ESS - IT Assist Hosting Infrastructure Support · Dell Corporation Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Sept 2022
- Value
- £168,936
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DoF Enterprise Shared ServicesContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- As aboveReview body
- 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- DELL CORPORATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- DELL Corporation LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.