Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Ulster
Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Coleraine
BT52 1SA
UK
Telephone: +44 2870123609
E-mail: l.simpson@ulster.ac.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ulster.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Library Management System Subscription
Reference number: National Framework - Y16018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79995000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The library management system (LMS) is at the core of all the library’s operations, from acquisition of stock to lending of materials and budget management. The system is in operation across all campus libraries, providing an integrated service which is used by all library staff and forms the basis of the customer-facing service to library users. Also included are a suite of related products to provide support for the self-service terminals, authentication processes for e-Payments and borrower data and software for producing management reports from the library database. Associated services include the library online public catalogue, inter-library loan supply and a staff interface supporting mobile devices to give flexibility in providing support to users. The LMS is a large and complex service which essentially forms the infrastructure underpinning all library processes and integrates with other platforms and services both within and external to the university.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
493 842.15
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
All Ulster University Campuses.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of library management system subscription via direct award from the national framework — the provision of managed services for business solutions ref Y16018. An initial 3-year contract with the potential for the University, acting at its discretion, to extend up to a total further period of 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is envisaged that the University will enter into a long-term arrangement (an initial 3-year contract with the potential for the University, acting at its discretion, to extend up to a total further period of 12 months) with the successful economic operator.
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
Open procedure
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:
2020/S 114-277951
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
07/09/2020
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
Capita Business Services Ltd
02299747
30 Berners Street
London
W1T 3LR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 493 842.15
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2020