Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK
E-mail: Dave.Anderson@ncl.ac.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ncl.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
Matlab Campus Wide License — Newcastle University
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award notice — this is for a 3-year campus wide software license for Matlab – the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier.
The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University.
The procurement was outwith competition and the grounds for justification of awarding this contract without seeking offers through a formal procurement competition is technical reasons.
Sole supplier justification made under Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 — services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator — competition is absent for technical reasons.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
297 919.32
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award notice — this is for a 3-year campus wide software license for Matlab – the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier.
The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University.
The procurement was outwith competition and the grounds for justification of awarding this contract without seeking offers through a formal procurement competition is technical reasons.
Sole supplier justification made under Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 — services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator — competition is absent for technical reasons.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Ability to meet technical requirements
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Award notice — this is for a 3 year campus wide software license for Matlab – the software is manufactured and supported by Mathworks and cannot be purchased through any other supplier.
The software and its technical libraries are critical to several Schools across the University.
The procurement was outwith competition and the grounds for justification of awarding this contract without seeking offers through a formal procurement competition is technical reasons.
Sole supplier justification made under Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 — services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator — competition is absent for technical reasons.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
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
27/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The MathWorks Ltd
Matrix House Cambridge Business Park
Cambridge
CB4 0HH
UK
NUTS: UKH12
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 297 919.32
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) 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) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of breach.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/08/2020