Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Westminster
London
SW1 0AA
UK
Contact person: Business Support Team
Telephone: +44 2072191600
E-mail: ppcs@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Parliament UK
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Financial Times.
Reference number: GSV1641
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service procured from the Financial Times is for access to FT.com for Members, their staff and staff of both Houses of Parliament. Users have access to all the features of FT.com, including UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis and the MyFT feature. It also provides The Financial Times in hard copy for Members in the Library and for Library staff.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
581 220.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service procured from the Financial Times is for access to FT.com for Members, their staff and staff of both Houses of Parliament. Users have access to all the features of FT.com, including UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, comment and analysis and the MyFT feature. It also provides The Financial Times in hard copy for Members in the Library and for Library staff.
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
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 key reason for this negotiated procedure is that access to The Financial Times is not available from any other supplier. The procedure was carried out in line with Regulation 32(2)b.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: GSV1641
Title: Provision of Financial Times
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
18/10/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Financial Times
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
581 220.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
London
UK
E-mail: ppcs@parliament.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/10/2017