Official UK procurement notice
Provision and Support of MHRA Regulatory Systems
Authority: MHRA (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Agency operates a complex suite of IT systems in support of its functions. Support for, and further development of, this suite is provided by a number of incumbent suppliers, with the largest service currently provided under a contracted service known as the Current Applications Outsource (AO) Service. The Current AO Contract is coming to an end, and the Agency is now seeking to award a new contract for Successor AO Service to continue support for these systems. This will be contracted immediately as part of this Procurement Exercise, along with the work to transition as swiftly as possible from the Current AO Service to the Successor AO Service. The Agency may require the continued development of the Successor AO Service from both a functional and technical perspective.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Medical software development services · Software programming and consultancy services · Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Please see section VI.3 of this notice.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Implementation and Operational Services: 30%
- Optional Services: 30%
- Future Services: 35%
- Other: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Implementation and Operational Services: 30%
- Optional Services: 30%
- Future Services: 35%
- Other: 5%
- Price: see VI.3
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jan 2021, 22:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2022, 16:21 GMT
- Authority reference
UID220- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006901- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028dfaFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Further to Section I.2.0.1 of this notice:<br/><br/>This is not a joint procurement<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section I.2.0.3 of this notice:<br/><br/>This contract is not awarded by a CPB<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section II.1.7.1 & V.2.4.1 of this notice:<br/><br/>The contract value as stated at £3,850,000 reflects the value of the contract as at the date of contract award. The contract is structured to allow the Authority to take up options/include additional services over the life of the contract which would result in this value being exceeded. This is in line with the documents as advertised and estimated value of £72,000,000<br/><br/><br/>Further to Sections II.2.4.1 & II 2.11.2 of this notice:<br/><br/>The Agency operates a complex suite of IT systems in support of its functions. Support for, and further development of, this suite is provided by a number of incumbent suppliers, with the largest service currently provided under a contracted service known as the Current Applications Outsource (AO) Service. The Current AO Contract is coming to an end, and the Agency is now seeking to award a new contract for Successor AO Service to continue support for these systems. This will be contracted immediately as part of this Procurement Exercise, along with the work to transition as swiftly as possible from the Current AO Service to the Successor AO Service. The Agency may require the continued development of the Successor AO Service from both a functional and technical perspective<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section II.2.5) of this notice:<br/><br/>Pounds per Quality point = Adjusted whole life cost(£) / Quality of solution (%)<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section IV.1.3.1 of this notice:<br/><br/>This procurement does not involve the establishment of a framework agreement<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section IV.1.6.1 of this notice:<br/><br/>An electronic auction has not been used<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section IV.1.6.2 of this notice:<br/><br/>An DPS has not been set up<br/><br/><br/>Further to Section V.2.5.1 of this notice:<br/><br/>The awarded contract does not include any sub-contractors
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
Timeline
26 Feb 2021 → 14 Mar 2022 · 2 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Mar 2022, 16:21 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Mar 2022- Status changed to complete14 Mar 2022, 16:21 GMT
- Buyer details updated14 Mar 2022, 16:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture UK Limited | £3,850,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 006901-2022-1 · Accenture UK Limited
- Signed
- 14 Feb 2022
- Value
- £3,850,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory AgencyContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Centre for Effective Dispute ResolutionMediation body
- Royal Court of JusticeReview body
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACCENTURE (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria