Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Heriot-Watt University
Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton, Edinburgh
EH14 4AP
UK
Contact person: Richard Kinghorn
Telephone: +44 1314513704
E-mail: R.G.Kinghorn@hw.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://hw.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00307
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Banner Azure Cloud Platform Maintenance Services
Reference number: HWU-UK-2324-018-00
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Heriot Watt University is looking to appoint service provider - Strata Information Group to provide application maintenance services for their implementation of Banner Student to monitor, maintain, upgrade, and patch components of the Banner, Oracle, and selected ancillary systems in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
439 200.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton Campus
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Heriot Watt University is looking to appoint service provider - Strata Information Group to provide application maintenance services for their implementation of Banner Student to monitor, maintain, upgrade, and patch components of the Banner, Oracle, and selected ancillary systems in the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 50
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
This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)
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 is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)
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: HWU-UK-2324-018-00
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
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
Strata Information Group, Inc.
3935 Harney St., Suite 203
San Diego, California
92110
US
Telephone: +44 6192960170
NUTS: US
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 439 200.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Contract Award Notice against the Crown Commercial G-Cloud 13 Framework Agreement (RM1557.13)
(SC Ref:755476)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/01/2024