Official UK procurement notice
Programme Support Office · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Transport for the North (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its existing Programme Support Office contract with Mace in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The Programme Support Office contract provides Project Controls, Project Management and Commercial Management services for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The modification will increase the value of the Programme Support contract value contract from £4,620,000 to £5,653,907.50.
This modification will take place following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Business organisation services · Evaluation consultancy services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · General management consultancy services · Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic…
Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its existing Programme Support Office contract with Mace, in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The Programme Support Office contract provides Project Controls, Project Management and Commercial Management services for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The modification will increase the value of the Programme Support Office contract value from £4,620,000 to £5,653,907.50. Additional information: Transport for the North intends to commence a procurement in 2022 for a replacement Programme Support Office contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2021, 09:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Feb 2021, 09:24 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-003406- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72(1)(b)(ii) to modify the contract, because a change in contractor would cause significant inconvenience and also a substantial duplication of costs.
The modification of the contract is below 50 % of the original contract value which was GBP 4,620,000.
It has become necessary to increase the contract value of Transport for the North’s Programme Support Office contract with MACE during the current year and second year extension option.
There is a requirement for critical additional services to ensure the delivery of the programme’s key objectives. The inability to proceed with these additional services will create significant inconvenience for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme.
A change of contractor at this stage would disrupt key deadlines for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme and also have an impact on the organisations other programmes of work.
A change of contractor at this stage would also lead to substantial duplication of costs during any hand over/transition to a new contractor.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=571937733 GO Reference: GO-2021219-PRO-17818490
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court Justice Engalnd and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MACEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.