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Published 22 Jul 2021, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DoF, LPS - Nova Programme - Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract

Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)·Consortium: 21 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive dialogue

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Postal and telecommunications services (64)

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Financial and insurance services (66)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0)

Awarded value£80,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Jul 2021

Awarded to ITS Computing Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Land and Property Services (“LPS”) has a requirement for a modern digitally enabled ICT solution that will support the transformation of its Revenues and Benefits service. It is envisaged the new solution will be responsible for, but not limited to, the assessment and collection of rates for domestic and non-domestic properties, the administration of various rate reliefs (such as Housing Benefit and Disabled Person’s allowance), managing interfaces with internal and external applications of LPS (such as the Enforcement of Judgments Office), assist with the setting of district and regional rates and other associated services. LPS require the new ICT solution to be flexible and adaptable to support new and innovative methods of delivery, future changes and business needs whilst being user friendly, customer focused and utilising digital self-service platforms. Further Information is available in the Project Information Memorandum (“PIM”) and Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”).

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business intelligence software development services · Business transaction and personal business software development services · Collection agency services · Computer-related services · Custom software development services · Data analysis services · Data management services · Data security software development services · Data storage services · Database and operating software development services · Database services · +32 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: Corrigendum Notice 2018/S 198-449107 clarified that the contract duration excluding extension periods is 132 months and not 108 months as stated in the original OJEU contract notice. That is an implementation period of up to 24 months and 108 months 9 years from when the system goes live. Following this the contract has the option to extend the contract for 3 further periods of 12 months. The solution may also be required to support the integration of LPS's other ICT systems and infrastructure. This contract will be primarily be used by the Department of Finance's LPS but may also be used by other NICS Departments, their Agencies and other Non-Departmental Public Bodies. The services that may be required by the parties to the contract will be complimentary to those provided under the Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract. As indicated in the contract notice 2018/S 195-441388 the potential total value of the contract over the maximum contract term ranges from 20,000,000 GBP to 80,000,00 GBP exclusive of VAT. This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes and potential modifications to the contract that may be required due to legislation, operational and technological developments and/or additional functions and services that LPS may require during the contract term.

48000000 Software package and information systems 48442000 Financial systems software package 48800000 Information systems and servers 48810000 Information systems 48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems 63120000 Storage and warehousing services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical and Legal criteria - as per tender documents: 60%
Financial/Commercial criteria - as per tender documents: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical and Legal criteria - as per tender documents: 60
Financial/Commercial criteria - as per tender documents: 40

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Competitive dialogue
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jul 2021, 11:04 BST
Last source update: 22 Jul 2021, 11:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-017315
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness intelligence software development servicesBusiness transaction and personal business software development servicesCollection agency servicesComputer-related servicesCustom software development servicesData analysis servicesData management servicesData security software development servicesData storage services
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Database and operating software development servicesDatabase services
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02cb11 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: CPD complied with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and incorporated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The figure indicated in V.2.4) of GBP 80,000,000.00 represents the potential value of the contract over the maximum contract term which ranges from 20,000,000 GBP to 80,000,000 GBP exclusive of VAT. As indicated in the contract notice (2018/S 195-441388) this range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes and potential modifications to the contract that may be required due to legislation, operational and technological developments and/or additional functions and services that LPS may require during the contract term. Contract performance will be managed and monitored in accordance with the principles as outlined in the Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 ‘Contract Management’, a link to which is below: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/PGN-01012-Contract-Management-Principles-Procedures-25-Sept-2017.PDF.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £80,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ITS Computing LimitedContract	£80,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract · ITS Computing Limited
Signed
9 Jul 2021
Value
£80,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

20 public bodies on the notice

Department of Finance

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Land and Property Services, Lanyon Plaza, 7 Lanyon Place, Town Parks, BELFAST, UK, BT13LPContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough CouncilContracting authority Antrim, UKContact email
Ards and North Down Borough CouncilContracting authority Bangor, UKContact email
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough CouncilContracting authority Craigavon, UKContact email
Belfast City CouncilContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough CouncilContracting authority Coleraine, UKContact email
Department for Communities NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Department for Infrastructure NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Department for the Economy NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Department of Education NIContracting authority Bangor, UKContact email
Department of Health NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Department of Justice NIContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email
Derry City and Strabane District CouncilContracting authority Derry, UKContact email
Fermanagh and Omagh District CouncilContracting authority Enniskillen, UKContact email
Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilContracting authority Lisburn, UKContact email
Mid Ulster District CouncilContracting authority Dungannon, UKContact email
Mid and East Antrim Borough CouncilContracting authority Ballymena, UKContact email
Newry Mourne and Down District CouncilContracting authority Newry, UKContact email
The Executive OfficeContracting authority Belfast, UKContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures apart from the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EQUINITI ICS LIMITEDAwarded supplier 205 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.