Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Records of Scotland
General Register House, 3 Princes Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3YY
UK
Telephone: +44 1313144215
E-mail: gemma.beach@nrscotland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM75
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00474
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services
Reference number: 19 - 0724
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Direct Award of SAS Software Licences and associated Support Services for 1 year for the National Records of Scotland
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
176 937.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM75
Main site or place of performance:
Edinburgh
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct Award of SAS Software Licenses and associated support services to SAS Software Ltd for NRS for 1 year.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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 non competitive above regulated threshold direct award to the sole provider of this software and associated support requirement.
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: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
The SAS software and associated support that is required by NRS can only be provided by this sole provider and owner of the software as they own the IPR for it. It is not available via software resellers on competitively awarded software reseller frameworks.
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: 19 - 0724
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
SAS Software LTD
Wittington House, Henley Road, Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 2EB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 176 937.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract will run with effect from 1st April 2024 until 31st March 2025.
(SC Ref:766658)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/05/2024