Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation
MacLaurin Building, 4 Bishops Square
Hatfield Hertfordshire
AL10 8NE
UK
Contact person: Procurement
E-mail: procurement-professionalservices@herts.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofhertfordshire/aspx/Home
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
Disclosure and Barring Service Checks (Online Service) Tender
Reference number: 23002
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72590000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University of Hertfordshire is seeking to source a new contract to provide an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to meet the organisational needs for staff, students and volunteers.The objective is to find a solution that will meet the current and future needs of the University for administering online DBS checks (basic, standard, enhanced and enhanced with barred list).The contract will be for a maximum of five years subject to satisfactory performance.All University Policies and Regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender.All processes and systems submitted in your tender return must be in accordance with the UK Governments legislative requirements for DBS Checks.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72590000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University of Hertfordshire is seeking to source a new contract to provide an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to meet the organisational needs for staff, students and volunteers. This will need the current and future needs for administering online DBS checks (basic, standard, enhanced and enhanced with barred list). This contract will be for a maximum of five years. This is a three year contract with the option to extend by a further two years in twelve month increments subject to satisfactory performance. All University Policies and Regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. It is also a mandatory requirement that the suppliers are accredited by the Government to carry out the DBS checks and work in accordance with the Government guidelines.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-005670
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Disclosure and Barring Service (Online Service)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/06/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atlantic Data Ltd
4085856
Atlantic House 7 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8HJ
UK
Telephone: +44 8718727800
E-mail: wayne.mcbean@atlanticdata.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.atlanticdata.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 122 094.64
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
Liverpool
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University of Hertfordshire
De Havilland Campus Mosquito Way
Hatfield
AL10 9EU
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.herts.ac.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University of Hertfordshire
De Havilland Campus Mosquito Way
Hatfield
AL10 9EU
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.herts.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/06/2023