Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 22 Apr 2021, 22:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T2158 Provision of Maintenance and Support for the Housing Benefit System for NIHE

Official notice

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£860,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2021no call for competition
Awarded to Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Notice of award of a tender for the maintenance and support for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes to the system.

CPV: Computer support services · Custom software development services · Software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the…Awarded

Maintenance and support service for the existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Belfast, Northern Ireland

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
22 Apr 2021, 22:54 BST
Last source update
22 Apr 2021, 22:54 BST
Authority reference
T2158
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-008675
Classification (CPV)
Computer support servicesCustom software development servicesSoftware development services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN06)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a954 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

This notice is issued in accordance with Reg 32(2)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations to explain the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in this instance.

The maintenance and support of an existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes has been awarded to Northgate Public Services (UK) Ltd to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing housing benefit system is iWorld software owned by Northgate Public Services (UK) Ltd, Northgate are the sole company who can maintain and support the housing benefit system.

Publisher note: This notice is issued in accordance with Reg 32(2)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations to explain the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication in this instance. The maintenance and support of an existing housing benefit system for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to include future legislative changes has been awarded to Northgate Public Services (UK) Ltd to guarantee continued maintenance and support of the existing system. The existing housing benefit system is iWorld software owned by Northgate Public Services (UK) Ltd, Northgate are the sole company who can maintain and support the housing benefit system.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £860,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited£860,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 008675-2021-Provision of Maintenance and Support Services for a Housing Benefit System for NIHE-1 · Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited

    Signed
    1 Apr 2021
    Value
    £860,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services No 9 Adelaide, 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation bodyReview 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.