Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
DfT, DVLA
Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1792788049
E-mail: sian.reeves@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of test automation services
Reference number: PS/20/19
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The DVLA is seeking a test automation service to provide test scripts to be integrated with their evolving CI/CD process to allow regression tests to be executed on every release.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
466 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The authority is seeking a test automation service to provide test scripts to be integrated with their evolving CI/CD process to allow regression tests to be executed on every release.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 50
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: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Article 32 (2) (b) (ii) competition absent for technical reasons.
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: PS/20/19
Title: Provision of a test automation service
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/02/2020
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LA International Computer Consultants Limited
01633646
International House, Festival Way
Stoke on Trent
ST1 5UB
UK
NUTS: UKG23
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 466 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=486428250
GO Reference: GO-202046-PRO-16318262.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DfT
Longview Road, null
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1792384648
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/04/2020