Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool John Moores University
Exchange Station, Tithebarne St
Liverpool
L2 2QP
UK
Contact person: Kathryn Houghton
E-mail: k.l.houghton@ljmu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ljmu.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ljmu
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Higher Education
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Single Source Framework Agreement — for Microsoft Power BI (Data Warehouse and Reporting)
Reference number: LJMU 1848
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is now the award notice, the background to the procurement is as follows:
LJMU wish to establish a single source framework for a Microsoft Power BI implementation partner for a period of 4 years.
There is an initial known project, which is a definite requirement once this framework is established, which is the migration of the University’s Finance and HR reporting from Oracle Discoverer to Microsoft Power BI, including the build and delivery of a data warehouse.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
366 802.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72221000
72227000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is now an award notice, details of the requirement detailed below:
LJMU wish to establish a single source framework for a Microsoft Power BI implementation partner.
There is an initial definite project, once this framework is established, which is the migration of the University’s Finance and HR reporting from Oracle Discoverer to Microsoft Power BI, including the build and delivery of a data warehouse.
Please note, beyond this initial project, LJMU do not guarantee any further revenue under this framework, however if we do have any further projects that require migrating to this reporting tool, we will allocate to the successful bidder (subject to the pricing being realistic and sustainable).
Future projects could include:
— recruitment and admissions,
— events,
— accreditation and regulatory reporting, e.g. the research excellence framework (REF),
— athena swan,
— workload allocation.
Please note these are not guaranteed, as is subject to budgets and internal resource.
Power BI is already an established reporting tool at the university, therefore there is no requirement to install and configure the new solution. The winning bidder will be required to work with in-house specialists to design and build a data warehouse based on Finance and HR data models in the Oracle e-Business Suite, in addition to building/migrating operational and management reports.
The successful company will be expected to deliver the following service against this initial project:
— project management,
— requirements gathering/analysis of current reporting landscape,
— solution design,
— build of integrated data warehouse,
— implementation of a security model,
— migration and build of key finance and HR reports,
— quality analysis/testing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Functional requirements — data warehouse, reports and data integration
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Functional requirements — LJMU Data
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Project implementation
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
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
All bidders must register on Intend to access the documents. All queries pertaining to the tender must be submitted via Intend.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 046-105858
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Single Source Framework Agreement — for Microsoft Power BI (Data Warehouse and Reporting)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Simpson Associates Information Services Ltd
First Floor, Regency House, Westminster Place, York Business Park
York
Y026 6RW
UK
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
URL: www.simpson-associates.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 366 802.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The first project under this single source framework has been costed and awarded.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2019