P20524 - Provision of DNA Expert System

Official notice

Authority: Forensic Science Northern Ireland (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£276,377published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Mar 2015no call for competition

Awarded to Sensitive Information2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Forensic Science Northern Ireland is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to modify the Provision of DNA Expert System contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the Authority to enter into this modification.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1FSNI require a Contractor for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an…

FSNI require a Contractor for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of an “Expert”

Assistance Software package for Forensic DNA Analysis. The services required include the provisioning and licensing for an expert software COTS (Commercial off the Shelf) package, on-site installation, training, maintenance and support for an initial contract period of 5 years.

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: This contract commenced on 31 March 2015 for 5 years. Option for 1 year rolling extension for support, maintenance, upgrades / enhancements.

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 Dec 2021, 14:14 GMT
Last source update: 23 Dec 2021, 12:04 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-032198
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ff55 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: To ensure continuity of service to FSNI for their critical business functions whilst the requirement is retendered, it is permissible to rely on regulation 72(1)(b) - additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs.
The total value of this modification is £24,000.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: he 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 will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £276,3771 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 31 Mar 2015

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sensitive Information	£276,377 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Sensitive Information	£276,377 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030686-2021-1 · Sensitive Information
Signed
31 Mar 2015
Value
£276,377
Status
active
Contract 032198-2021-1-1 · Sensitive Information
Signed
31 Mar 2015
Value
£276,377
Status
active
- Change This modification is to extend the end date of this contract by a further 12 months, from 30 March 2022 until 30 March 2023., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: To ensure continuity of service to FSNI for their critical business functions whilst the requirement is retendered, it is permissible to rely on regulation 72(1)(b) - additional works, services or supplies “have become necessary” and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. The total value of this modification is £24,000.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forensic Science Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 151 Belfast Road, Carrickfergus, UK, BT38 8PLContact email

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 PCR 2015.Review body United Kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Sensitive InformationAwarded supplier Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email
Sensitive InformationAwarded supplier United Kingdom, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.