Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Gambling Commission
Fourth Floor,Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
BIRMINGHAM
B24BP
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 752159291
E-mail: procurement@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/transparency/html/supplying-to-the-gambling-commission
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Regulator
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Credit Checking Services
Reference number: 22-037
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest and extensive market engagement we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:
(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
And that:
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
283 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissions primary concern when using the credit platform is to verify the information it has already been given by companies or individuals seeking a gambling licence. As such in vetting gambling licence applications we will look at ownership, controlling interests, shareholders, court judgements and adverse media as well as other factors. Furthermore we need the facility to be able to access this information worldwide as a substantial amount of applications come from companies based outside the UK. The portal is also used as part of our Enforcement and Intelligence activity. As a result of the exercise we conducted with suppliers who responded to our EOI, we were able to determine that only Creditsafe currently provides a credit checking platform with the full functionality that we need.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Functionality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
Cost criterion: Functionality
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term of the contract we have let with Creditsafe is 2 years with option to extend annually up to maximum of 4 years to give us opportunity to review the market should there be any developments during this time to enable further competition.
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
Following publication of our Request for Expressions of Interest on Contract Finder and an extensive market engagement exercise we determined a contract award in favour of Creditsafe under regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 on the basis that:
(b the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for the following reason (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
And that:
no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 22-037
Title: Credit Checking Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creditsafe
07941364
Caspian Point One, Pierhead Street,
Cardiff
CF10 4DQ
UK
NUTS: UKG
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 283 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The link to original Contracts Finder is:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/1ec807f7-d41c-4241-81e7-32e5032cf1cf?origin=SearchResults&p=1
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/03/2023