Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords
Parliament Square
LONDON
SW1A0AA
UK
Telephone: +44 72191600
E-mail: pcd@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.parliament.uk
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
Annunciator system hardware replacement, support and maintenance
Reference number: PI1301667
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50312610
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Replacement of annunciator system hardware (including end of life/discontinued components), reconfiguration of bespoke software to maintain interoperability with the new components and maintenance and support of the system for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months each.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
779 316.22
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Replacement of hardware including end of life/discontinued components. Reconfiguration of the bespoke software solution to maintain interoperability with the new components. Ongoing maintenance and support services.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The annunciator system is a bespoke system that was designed for the Contracting Authority. The Contractor owns the Intellectual Property Rights to the software used in the system and is the only supplier in the market with the technical knowledge to configure, test, and implement the required upgrades and support the system.
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:
2024/S 000-002641
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Techex Ltd
01053218
Bracknell
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 779 316.22
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/05/2024