Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Social Security Scotland
3rd Floor, Agnes Husband House, 17 South Union Street
Dundee
DD1 4BF
UK
Telephone: +44 1412425913
E-mail: stephanie.dawes@socialsecurity.gov.scot
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/
Address of the buyer profile: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA30345
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Adobe Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Software
Reference number: S/22/141
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48517000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
This software package provides the functionality needed for Scottish citizens to apply online for any of the low- income benefits provided by Social Security 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:
297 035.52
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48517000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This software package provides the functionality needed for Scottish citizens to apply online for any of the low-income benefits provided by Social Security Scotland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
100
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
A Non-Competitive Action can be justified under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015:
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: S/22/141
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/10/2022
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
AASEYA SOFTWARE SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5BW
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 297 035.52
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:712874)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Edinburgh
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/11/2022