Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department of Finance, Enterprise Shared Services, IT Assist
Craigantlet Buildings, Stoney Road
BELFAST
BT4 3SX
UK
Contact person: michelle.frewfinance-ni.gov.uk
E-mail: SSDAmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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 4428335 DAC 92/22 DoF ESS - IT Assist - NI Direct Hosting Infrastructure Support
Reference number: ID 4428335 DAC 92/22
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72611000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
IT Assist requires DELL to provide 12 months support and maintenance for equipment and software to ensure Manufacturer and supplier compliance for the for the complex NI Direct Hosting Environment ensuring continuity of support between handover of the environment from BT to IT Assist and award of the new Cloud Infrastructure Support and Service contract in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
168 936.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72611000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
IT Assist requires DELL to provide 12 months support and maintenance for equipment and software to ensure Manufacturer and supplier compliance for the for the complex NI Direct Hosting Environment ensuring continuity of support between handover of the environment from BT to IT Assist and award of the new Cloud Infrastructure Support and Service contract in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
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
The Client is relying on derogation 32(3)(b)(iii) of the PCRs 2015 (as amended) as the supplier owns the propriety rights for the equipment and NI Direct hosting 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:
2022/S 000-025163
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
28/09/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED
Dell House The Boulevard Cain Road
BRACKNELL
RG12 1LF
UK
Telephone: +44 1344860456
E-mail: Strategic.Pursuits@Dell.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.dell.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 168 936.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The 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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) before this contract was awarded.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2022