Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Energy and Climate Change
3 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW
UK
E-mail: Cathy.Johnson@decc.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
IPCC data distribution centre (DDC).
Reference number: TRN: 1165/06/2016
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72322000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The management of the UK element of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC) which provides access to modelling and scenario data used by the IPCC. Additionally it allows the Centre for Environmental Data Archival (CEDA) to deliver a dedicated data pipeline for pushing from its source (the Met Office) to the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) archive where it can be made available to climate/impacts users around the world.
1. The STA justification is that: PCR 2016 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, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
259 732.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The management of the UK element of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Data Distribution Centre (DDC) which provides access to modelling and scenario data used by the IPCC. Additionally it allows the Centre for Environmental Data Archival (CEDA) to deliver a dedicated data pipeline for pushing from its source (the Met Office) to the British Atmospheric Data Centre (BADC) archive where it can be made available to climate/impacts users around the world.
1.The STA justification is that:
PCR 2016 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, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
1. The Single Tender Action justification is that:
PCR 2016 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, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
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
This contract was awarded via Single Tender Action justification is that:
PCR 2016 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, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
It's a specialist area with no viable competitors due to the nature of the work, and the relationships with other parties i.e. MOHC and BADC in quite a complex set-up. Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is the only contractor that could deliver this work because of their technical expertise in this area along with access to essential facilities.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2016
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Science & Technology Facilities Council
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1SZ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 259 732.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was awarded via Single Tender Action justification is that:
PCR 2016 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, where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
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GO Reference: GO-2016817-PRO-8643291.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Energy and Climate Change
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/08/2016