Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: karl.pugh@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Annual Telemetry System Maintenance for NRW from 1st April 2020 to 31 March 2022
Reference number: C2021/0002(A)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50324100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Annual support and maintenance contract for the Wales Telemetry System. This support is essential to obtain software updates, system update testing, technical support and emergency fault response services in the event that we experience problems beyond our ability to resolve. The Wales Telemetry system is the core system for all telemetry monitoring in Wales for NRW and underpins our statutory duties for Water use regulation and flood risk management.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
118 935.77
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50324100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Annual support and maintenance contract (2 years) for the Wales Telemetry System. This support is essential to obtain software updates, system update testing, technical support and emergency fault response services in the event that NRW experience problems beyond our ability to resolve.
The Wales Telemetry system is the core system for all telemetry monitoring in Wales for NRW and underpins our statutory duties for Water use regulation and flood risk management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
The software core of the Wales Telemetry system is a proprietary product (ClearScada) of Schneider Ltd who are the only suppliers able to fully support the product.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C/2021/0002(A)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (U K) LTD
Stafford Park 5
Telford
TF33BL
UK
Telephone: +44 8706088608
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 118 935.77
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:102002)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/05/2020