Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
Contact person: Deanna Drummond
Telephone: +44 1294324026
E-mail: deannadrummond@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1294324054
NUTS: UKM93
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Award of Webcapture Revenue and Benefits Solution
Reference number: NAC/STA/1003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Software solution for revenue and benefits processing.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
276 808.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM93
Main site or place of performance:
North Ayrshire mainland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Software for revenue and benefits solution.
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: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Revenues and benefits use Northgate software for council tax. Northgate and their partners, have developed software that automates some of the key processes including change of address, single person discount, direct debit requests and student discounts. The level of integration and the business rules that have been developed are only available from Northgate. While other suppliers can offer partial integration only Northgate offer full integration to achieve the economy of scales required.
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: NAC/STA/1003
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/10/2017
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
Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited
Peoplebuilding 2, Peoplebuilding Estate, Maylands Avenue,, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 4NW
UK
Telephone: +44 1442768445
Fax: +44 1442298149
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:
: 276 808.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:523744).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1294324730
Fax: +44 1294324054
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/12/2017