Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 30 Jan 2023, 09:28 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Project Support Professional Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Ulster (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable
Awarded value£2,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 2 Jan 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Maxica Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Project Support Professional Services

CPV: Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Digital Services is now planning a multi-year Digital Transformation programme of…Awarded

Digital Services is now planning a multi-year Digital Transformation programme of projects and activities which will design, develop and build a new service delivery model and long-term application and information strategy. This will be supported by formal Enterprise Architecture concepts and principles, including Real-Time and Dynamic Reporting, Automation / BOTs / AI / Machine Learning, On-demand Service Provisioning, Managed Services, Enterprise Application and Information Strategic Delivery, Virtualisation and Cloud Migrations, Integration Services and Mobile Apps. Additional information: II.1.7) Total value of the procurement includes the initial 2 year term and 2 year extension period

This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · All Campuses
Extensions: Initial term 2 years with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Jan 2023, 09:28 GMT
Last source update
30 Jan 2023, 09:28 GMT
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002723
Classification (CPV)
Project management consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039bbc Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.

8 Suppliers were shortlisted.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts 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 (Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: This call-off contract was awarded via a shortlisting exercise under the G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement Framework reference: RM1557.12.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Maxica Consulting Limited SME£2,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Ulster

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.