Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 9 Sept 2022, 17:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4435612 DAC 14/22 OPONI Support and Maintenance of Case Handling System

Official notice

Authority: Department of Justice PONI·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Awarded value£945,8872 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Sept 2022no call for competition

Awarded to WITHHELD, Witheld2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office of the Police Ombudsman for NI (PONI) uses a bespoke case handling system to investigate the majority of its complaints and is the primary investigation system used within the office. PONI is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert Economic Operators of its intention to award a contract to provide support and maintenance for its Case Handling System for 3 years (2 + 1 basis).

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: One 12 month option to extend.

48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 9 Sept 2022, 17:33 BST
Last source update: 26 Sept 2022, 13:57 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-026870
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03677d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Client is relying on derogations 32(2)(b)(ii) and 32(2)(b)(iii) of the PCRs 2015 (as amended) due to the absence of a competitive supplier for technical reasons and because the current supplier owns the propriety rights for the system.

Review and risk notes

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 Contracting Authority incorporated a standstill period of 10 calendar days before awarding this contract

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
26 Sept 2022, 13:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £945,8872 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Sept 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WITHHELDID 4435612 DOJDAC 14/22 DoJ PONI - Support and Maintenance of Case Handling System	£472,944 †	—	Awarded
WitheldContract	£472,944 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · Witheld
Signed
23 Sept 2022
Value
£472,944
Status
active
ID 4435612 DOJDAC 14/22 DoJ PONI - Support and Maintenance of Case Handling System · WITHHELD
Signed
9 Sept 2022
Value
£472,944
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

3 public bodies on the notice

Department of Justice PONI

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services New Cathedral Buildings, Writers’ Square, 11 Church Street, BELFAST, UK, BT1 1PGContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

DoJ Office of the Police Ombudsman NIContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact email
DoJ Police Ombudsman Northern IrelandContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

As aboveMediation body As above
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 As above

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

WitheldAwarded supplier BELFAST, UKContact email
WithheldAwarded supplier BELFAST, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.