Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Room 509, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road
BELFAST
BT4 3SB
UK
Contact person: SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.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.1) Name and addresses
Department for Communities NI
Lighthouse Building, 1 Cromac Place
Belfast
BT7 2JB
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.1) Name and addresses
Department for Infrastructure NI
Clarence Court Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB
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.1) Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
Dundonald House
Belfast
BT4 3SB
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 involves 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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 4274797 - DAERA / DfC / DfI- Cyber Security Consultancy Services
Reference number: ID 4274797
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Department for Communities (DfC), Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and their associated agencies (the Client), are seeking to appoint a Contractor for the provision of Cyber Security Services to support the IT information risk assurance and accreditation processes. The scope of this contract will cover the provision of Cyber Security Services for Systems and Applications supporting the Client business operations. Please refer to document ID 4274797 - Specification for more information on this requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 103 616.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72200000
72212730
72212732
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Department for Communities (DfC), Department for Infrastructure (DfI), and their associated agencies (the Client), are seeking to appoint a Contractor for the provision of Cyber Security Services to support the IT information risk assurance and accreditation processes. The scope of this contract will cover the provision of Cyber Security Services for Systems and Applications supporting the Client business operations. Please refer to document ID 4274797 - Specification for more information on this requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This Contract is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 1 year each 2yrs+1yr+1yr
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
Contract has been Awarded on a ranked basis. The top 3 tenders were ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd as detailed below:1st: Ward Solutions Ltd; 2nd: Dionach Ltd; 3rd: Ernst and Young LLP. The process of award is as detailed in the specification document.
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:
2022/S 000-032984
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/03/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WARD SOLUTIONS LTD
Unit 2054 Castle Drive
Dublin
24
IE
E-mail: alan.mcvey@wardinfosec.co.uk
NUTS: IE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dionach Ltd
Unipart House Garsington Road, Cowley
UK
E-mail: tenders@dionach.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst Young LLP
1 More Place, London
UK
E-mail: jkilliner@uk.ey.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 103 616.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.. Contractors not delivering.. on contract... requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If. a contractor fails to reach satisfactory... levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If after the specified. time, they still fail to reach satisfactory... levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for. further action. If this occurs and their... performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave.. professional... misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a... Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken... by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period. of. twelve... months from the date of issue of the Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.
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 PCR2015 as amended
United Kingdom
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of. contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/03/2023