Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Utility Regulator
Queens House 14 Queen Street
BELFAST
BT1 6ED
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
UREGNI - MMU IT Support 2022-25
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UR wishes to appoint a contractor for an initial period of 1 year with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory annual review each year of the contract, to provide support in the population and maintenance of the database (ownership of which is with and will remain with UR). The Contractor will provide support including data retrieval from the data providers, details of which are provided in section 4 (using SSIS, FTP, sFTP and others), maintaining and updating the SQL Database with all up to date data, verifying and validating all data and liaising with the data providers to ensure all data is captured. There is the possibility that ad-hoc support or training will also be required from time to time under the contract.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
189 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UR wishes to appoint a contractor for an initial period of 1 year with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory annual review each year of the contract, to provide support in the population and maintenance of the database (ownership of which is with and will remain with UR). The Contractor will provide support including data retrieval from the data providers, details of which are provided in section 4 (using SSIS, FTP, sFTP and others), maintaining and updating the SQL Database with all up to date data, verifying and validating all data and liaising with the data providers to ensure all data is captured. There is the possibility that ad-hoc support or training will also be required from time to time under the contract.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
189 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period is for 1 year with 2 optional extension periods of 12 months.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderers must provide at least one detailed example of having provided a similar data retrieval and population service to a similar scale and scope of the services outlined in the Specification within the last 3 years.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/02/2022
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
08/05/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/02/2022
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015.
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority incorporates a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract is awarded.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/01/2022