Provision of Software AG Linux Licences

Official notice

Authority: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Wales (UKL1)

Awarded value£187,927published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 5 Dec 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Software AG UK Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for the provision of Software AG Linux Licences

CPV: Software package and information systems · Software package utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

48700000 Software package utilities

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: Goods
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: 23 Nov 2023, 15:11 GMT
Last source update: 6 Dec 2023, 14:51 GMT
Authority reference: PS/23/190
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-035962
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systemsSoftware package utilities
Delivery area: Wales (UKL1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041c5b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: Software AG UK Ltd own the IPR and exclusive rights to provide this software including upgrades and bug fixes, therefore the following applies:
32 (2) (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:-
(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons,
(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £187,9271 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 5 Dec 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Software AG UK Ltd	£187,927 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Software AG UK Ltd	£187,927 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035962-2023-1 · Software AG UK Ltd
Signed
5 Dec 2023
Value
£187,927
Status
active
Contract 034710-2023-1 · Software AG UK Ltd
Signed
23 Nov 2023
Value
£187,927
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentCentral GovernmentDepartment for Transport Longview Road,Clase, SWANSEA, Wales, SA67JLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Software AG UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01310740 Derby, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.