Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
120 Malone Road,
Belfast,
BT9 5HT
UK
E-mail: stephen.oneill@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Installation of LV Planning Model
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award of Installation of LV Planning Model under a Direct Award
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
775 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
48700000
48900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Installation of LV Planning Model
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
In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the LV Planning Model which intellectual property rights remain with the supplier EA Technology, a competitive procurement exercise to source this application from another vendor is not possible as no other vendor is available.
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
In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the LV Planning Model which intellectual property rights remain with the supplier EA Technology, a competitive procurement exercise to source this application from another vendor is not possible as no other vendor is available.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-030217
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Installation of LV Planning Model
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/12/2022
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
EA Technology Limited
Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ES
Capenhurst Technology Park, Capenhurst, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 6ES
UK
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:
: 775 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In order to maintain existing operations in respect of the LV Planning Model which intellectual property rights remain with the supplier EA Technology, a competitive procurement exercise to source this application from another vendor is not possible as no other vendor is available.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chicester Street
Belfast
BT1 3 JY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/12/2022