Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD

Authority: University of Ulster (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£979,390published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Jun 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Dell

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD

CPV: Portable computers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBDAwarded

Laptops for Widening Access and Participation & GBD. Additional information: National Desktop and Notebook Agreement (NDNA) Ref: ITS 5042 LU

This procurement was ran as a further competition from the Framework Lot 2 Notebooks and was issued to all Suppliers on this Lot.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Multiple orders to all Campuses of Ulster University (Coleraine, Jordanstown, Magee and Belfast)

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: Goods
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: 5 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update: 5 Jul 2021, 22:45 BST
Authority reference: Project Code_26309
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-015468
Classification (CPV): Portable computers
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c3de Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This framework agreement that was availed of was procured via the Open route and a notice was published on 9 February 2017 in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under reference 2017/S 028-050664. The Framework agreement used had already been tendered in accordance with the EU Directives. This award notice is voluntary. Reg: 50 (4); in the case of framework agreements, contracting authorities shall not be bound to send a notice of the results of the procurement procedure for each contract based on that agreement.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £979,3901 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dell	£979,390 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 015468-2021-1 · Dell
Signed
21 Jun 2021
Value
£979,390
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Ulster

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation NIC100166 Block X Room X031, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DellAwarded supplier Dell House, the Boulevard, Cain Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, London, RG12 1LF

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.