Official UK procurement notice
ID 4952378 - DoF - EDD - SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE FOR NICS IDENTITY ASSURANCE (NIDA)
Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for the provision of Support, Maintenance and Development for the NICS Identity Assurance Application (NIDA). The Contractor is required to provide a fully managed (end to end) Application Support Service. This will include all aspects of support and maintenance as well as changes to and enhancements of all aspects of the NIDA Solution. Therefore, allowing the citizen to create and update their accounts and enabling staff to use the application to deliver the NIDA service. The initial contract period is for 2 years with one option to extend by one year. Please refer to the document entitled “ID 4952378 - Schedule 1 – Specification Schedule” for full details of the requirement.
- Recurrence: This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions
CPV: Computer network services · Data security software development services · File security software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (5)
- Key Personnel/Technical Service Roles: 19.2%
- Service Management: 18.6%
- Service Transition and Implementation: 12%
- price: 40%
- Social Value: 10.2%
Published award criteria (5)
- Key Personnel/Technical Service Roles: 19.2
- Service Management: 18.6
- Service Transition and Implementation: 12
- Social Value: 10.2
- Price: 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
- 3 Nov 2023, 14:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2024, 12:42 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005212- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0415b7Find a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 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. This 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. 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 construction and procurement delivery (CPD) for further action. If this. occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, this may be considered grounds for. termination of the contract at your expense as provided for in the Conditions of Contract. In lieu of termination, CPD may issue a Notice. of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance. A supplier in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance may, in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), be excluded from future public. procurement competitions for a period of up to three years.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Dec 2023, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
7 Dec 2023 → 6 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Submission deadline7 Dec 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Dec 2023, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published16 Feb 2024, 12:42 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until6 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2024- Status changed to complete16 Feb 2024, 12:42 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Feb 2024, 12:42 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVICA NI LIMITEDSMEContract | £399,912 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · CIVICA NI LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2024
- Value
- £399,912
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CIVICA NI LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.