Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Case Handling System

Official notice

Authority: Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£3,863,609published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2019no call for competition

Awarded to Sensitive Information

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.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: Northern Ireland

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: 1 Jul 2022, 10:10 BST
Last source update: 1 Jul 2022, 10:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-017985
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034ce7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: An upgrade path has become necessary due to end of life support on SQL servers. OPONI will rely on Regulation 72 1 B as the supplier owns exclusive rights to the heavily bespoked software.

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. 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 1

Awarded value £3,863,6091 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2019

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sensitive InformationSME	£3,863,609 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017985-2022-1 · Sensitive InformationSME
Signed
1 Dec 2019
Value
£3,863,609
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact 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 Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sensitive InformationAwarded supplier Sensitive Information, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.