Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norwich City Council
City Hall
NORWICH
NR21NH
UK
Contact person: Procurement team
E-mail: procurement@norwich.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HR & Finance System - Unit 4 Payroll Build and Consultancy
Reference number: NRW/20932
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Payroll module and consultancy support.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
179 960.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48812000
72200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
Main site or place of performance:
Norwich City Council, City Hall, St Peters Street, Norwich, Norfolk. NR2 1NH.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Discovery, design and build of a functional payroll module in existing Unit 4 ERP system and consultancy support.
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 procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Procured via a framework with Bloom Procurement Services. Compliant Direct Award process via NEPRO3 Framework agreement.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: NRW/20932
Title: HR & Finance System - Unit 4 Payroll Build and Consultancy
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Equinox Consulting Limited
09715040
Fox Farm, Crowfield
Brackley
NN13 5TW
UK
NUTS: UKJ
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:
: 179 960.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract has been procured via NEPRO3 Framework with Bloom Procurement Services Limited via a compliant Direct Award process.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norwich City Council
Norwich
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Internal audit process
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/06/2024