Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
UK
Contact person: Michelle Boulton
E-mail: MajorProjects@uksbs.co.uk
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ukri.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Public body for research and innovation
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Design Software Licences for Application Specific Integrated Circuits
Reference number: UK SBS SSAPR18160
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The UKRI Scientific Facilities Research Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have purchased commercial use licenses of integrated circuit design software to support their ongoing programme of translating scientific designs to commercial applications, fully compatible with STFC’s own design libraries and their existing range of semiconductor foundry technologies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
564 884.00
USD
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ14
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scientific Facilities Research Council’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have purchased commercial use licenses of integrated circuit design software to support their ongoing programme of translating scientific designs to commercial applications, fully compatible with STFC’s own design libraries and their existing range of semiconductor foundry technologies.
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
Expert market analysis determined that there was only one supplier in the market place who's product offered the full capability to service the requirement due to the necessity to meet critical compatibility requirements to interface with the customer's existing technology.
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: UK SBS SSAPR18160
Title: Design Software Licences for Application Specific Integrated Circuits
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/12/2018
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
Cadence Design Systems Ltd
Bracknell
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
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:
: 564 884.00
USD
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK
E-mail: policy@uksbs.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/02/2019