Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock
Belfast
BT1 3BG
UK
E-mail: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://ccea.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 3096732 DAC 80/20 CCEA CA2E Support
Reference number: ID 3096732
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
CA:2E is the fourth generation language (4GL) integrated development Environment (IDE) used to develop test and run software on the i-series. A license to run this software and associated support is required. CA:2E is designed to simplify application development by incorporating development design models, native code generation and deployment facilities into a single development environment. CA 2E enables staff to create programs without extensive knowledge of technical specifications or programming languages. With the implementation of traditional and newer IBM® i-Series®-supported technologies, it helps your staff address key development trends like component-based architecture and data integration across systems and platforms. The licence and support for CA:2e is required for a IBM Power 8 System Model Number: 8286-41A Serial Number: 786F7EX Single Quad Core Processor 32 GB RAM.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
119 085.80
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
CA:2E is the fourth generation language (4GL) integrated development environment (IDE) used to develop test and run software on the i-series. A license to run this software and associated support is required. CA:2E is designed to simplify application development by incorporating development design models, native code generation and deployment facilities into a single development environment. CA 2E enables staff to create programs without extensive knowledge of technical specifications or programming languages. With the implementation of traditional and newer IBM® i-Series®-supported technologies, it helps your staff address key development trends like component-based architecture and data integration across systems and platforms. The licence and support for CA:2e is required for a IBM Power 8 System Model Number: 8286-41A Serial Number: 786F7EX Single Quad Core Processor 32 GB RAM.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
This is a direct award contract justified under Regulation 32 B (iii) due to exclusive rights which will enable CCEA to develop and maintain all examinations processing iSeries programs developed in-house through the use of the Cool 2E software development environment.
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 185-448057
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/09/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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
Ignite Uki Ltd
22-26 King Street
King's Lynn
PE30 1HJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1223656699
E-mail: info@ignite-tec.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ignite.uk.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 119 085.80
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
he UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2020