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Published 22 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 3034297 DoF - LPS - Integration Partner

Official notice

Authority: Department of Finance (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Awarded value£7,001,427published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Jun 2021
Awarded to Version1 Software

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department of Finance’s Land and Property Services is seeking to procure a supplier who can work with LPS to deliver digitally integrated solutions, systems and outcomes to enable LPS to meet its strategic goals and underpin the objectives of both the NOVA Programme and wider LPS business needs. The Department of Finance’s Land and Property Services (LPS) is seeking to procure a supplier who can work with LPS to deliver digitally integrated solutions, systems and outcomes to enable LPS to meet its strategic goals and underpin the objectives of both the NOVA Programme and wider LPS business needs. The Minimum Service Requirements have been broken down into the following broad areas: a) enterprise architecture services including implementation of an integration strategy and target architecture for LPS and its major stakeholders; b) design, build and implementation of a robust enterprise application integration platform which enables solution interoperability, systems integration and API management; c) ensuring that the technical ecosystem for LPS aligns with NICS Enterprise Architecture principles and which adopts shared and reusable integration components from the wider NICS technical ecosystem where feasible (e.g. API management, Identity Hub); d) implementation of a Master Data Management model within LPS including the integration of unique geospatial identifiers into all LPS data sets where possible; e) data management services (e.g. data architecture, modelling, analytics, quality health checks, cleansing and migration); f) software development and support services (e.g. application development, APIs, online forms, portals, testing, release management and spatial development including Geographic Information Systems (GIS)); g) third party application support and maintenance services (e.g. legacy ICT systems out of contract); h) spatial support services (e.g. geospatial data analysis, spatial application development and spatial technical consultancy); i) business support services (e.g. pre procurement support, service design, process design, business analysis, change management, service improvement and solution deployment support); and j) strategic advice and guidance (e.g. strategy development, emerging technologies, innovation, benchmarking and Supplier management support).

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Hardware integration consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software integration consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Extensions: The contract has the option to extend subject to the terms of the contract and the performance of the successful Economic Operator for 24 months and a second option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria - as per the tender documents: 50%
  • Quantitative Criteria - as per the tender documents: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Criteria - as per the tender documents: 50
  • Quantitative Criteria - as per the tender documents: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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 procedure with negotiation
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 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2021, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
ID 3034297
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-014203
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesHardware integration consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware integration consultancy services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02beee 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 £25000000 GBP represents the potential value of the contract over the maximum contract term. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account additional work packages that may be required due to operational and technological developments. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored in line with PGN 01/12. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may. be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory. Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement. Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,001,4271 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 7
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Version1 Software£7,001,427 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ID 3034297 DoF - LPS - Integration Partner · Version1 Software

    Signed
    21 Jun 2021
    Value
    £7,001,427
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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, BT1 3LPContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. 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 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VERSION1 SOFTWAREAwarded supplier Millennium House, Millennium Walkway, Dublin, IE, noneContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.