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Published 24 Mar 2022, 15:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cyber Incident Response Retainer and Advisory Service

Official notice

Authority: University of Ulster (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£450,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Mar 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Deloitte

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cyber Incident Response Retainer and Advisory Service

CPV: Data network management and support services · Data network support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Cyber Incident Response and Advisory (CIR) service is to provide assistance in the…Awarded

The Cyber Incident Response and Advisory (CIR) service is to provide assistance in the event of a significant cyber incident to recover university core services, or to provide assisting in assessing against threats or cyber advisories. Additional information: This call-off contract was awarded following a further competition held via CCS RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3 framework.

The Value used in II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) is the maximum value of the range of £250,000 - £450,000, however, the University cannot give any guarantee as to the future value or volume of business awarded through this contract.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · All Campuses of Ulster University

72315100 Data network support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Mar 2022, 15:08 GMT
Last source update: 7 Apr 2022, 15:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-009404
Classification (CPV): Data network management and support servicesData network support services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0325f8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This framework agreement that was availed of was procured via the Open route and a notice was published on14 January 2020 in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) under reference 2020/S 011-021814. The Framework agreement used had already been tendered in accordance with the EU Directives. This award notice is voluntary. Reg: 50 (4); in the case of framework agreements, contracting authorities shall not be bound to send a notice of the results of the procurement procedure for each contract based on that agreement.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: 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).

Publisher note: The anticipated spend on this contract is approximately £90k per annum over all categories; however, the University cannot give any guarantee as to the future value or volume of business awarded through this contract. The University reserves the right to modify this contract, under Regulation 72(1)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, in events of higher or lower spend necessitated by unexpected occurrences.

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
7 Apr 2022, 15:50 BST

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextOptions No · II.2.11	Options No	Options Yes Initial term 1 year with provision to extend for any periods up to and including 24 months

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £450,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Deloitte	£450,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Cyber Incident Response Retainer and Advisory Service · Deloitte
Signed
24 Mar 2022
Value
£450,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University of Ulster

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation NIC100166 Block X Room X031, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SAContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Deloitte LLPAwarded supplierOC 303675 1 New Street Square, London, London, EC4A EHQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.