Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY
23 Stephenson Street
BIRMINGHAM
B24AJ
UK
Contact person: Ebony Biggs
Telephone: +44 7702614684
E-mail: ebony.biggs@gpa.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-property-agency
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
GovPass Transition Services
Reference number: C1000982
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212730
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Contract between the Buyer and the Supplier for a Technical
Delivery Partner to deliver, manage and run the GovPass Service
with experience in supply, designing, building and operating
Access Control Systems and solutions using ID-Ware products to
deliver, manage and run the GovPass Technical Services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 554 287.83
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A direct award of an interim, short-term contract to Cipher10 Limited in order to secure the continued provision of services and enable the award of a longer-term contract that will be competed in 2025. Cipher10 Limited is party to an existing contract with HMG dated 1 April 2023 pursuant to which it is responsible for maintaining and improving upon all aspects of GovPass.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
3-month extension term for the continuation of services.
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
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice Notice reference: 2024/S 000-029426 was published on 13 September 2024, detailing the justification for the direct award.
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 Authority has entered into a New Contract with the Supplier for a period of 12 months, with a right for the Authority to extend at its sole discretion for an additional 3 months.
The New Contract is required on the following grounds:
• The Supplier has unique expertise which is necessary to deliver the requirements of the New Contract, namely: to conduct the critical enabling transition of the existing service to a new operating model and structure that aligns with the Authority's strategic intent for the operation of GovPass which the Authority anticipates will be supported and delivered under the Future Contract.
• The New Contract is necessary in order to enable the Authority to run a further competition (as described above) for and enter into the Future Contract in 2025.
In light of the above, the Authority is relying on the following limbs of Regulation 32:
• Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)
Accordingly, the Authority believes that the direct award of the New Contract to the Supplier is justified by the circumstances.
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 000-029426
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C1000982
Title: GovPass Transitional Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/09/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 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
Cipher 10 Ltd
11949489
International House, 6 South Molton Street
London
W1K 5QF
UK
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.cipher10.com
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 554 287.83
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2024