Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Longview Road
Swansea
SA67JL
UK
Contact person: Sue Roblin
Telephone: +44 1792782562
E-mail: sue.roblin@dvla.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Central Government
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Microsoft Premier Support Agreement
Reference number: PS/20/140
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72261000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Microsoft Premier support agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
161 215.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Microsoft Premier support contract.
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
Microsoft Ltd own the intellectual property rights to the Microsoft Software and have exclusive rights to provide this software including upgrades, patches and bug fixes. The required premier support is only available directly from Microsoft Ltd and as such cannot be procured through any government frameworks or other methods of competition.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PS/20/140
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/08/2020
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
Microsoft Ltd
01624297
Microsoft Campus
Reading
RG61WG
UK
NUTS: UKJ1
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 161 215.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here: https://dft.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=522846171
Go reference: GO-202092-PRO-17020346
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/09/2020