Procurement for Continued Maintenance and Support for Exodis-FMD and the Economic Consequences Model (ECM)

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£99,957published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Risk Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Continued support of Supplier owned (due to IP) model that supports critical DEFRA outputs

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Continued support of Supplier owned (due to IP) model that supports critical DEFRA outputsAwarded

Continued support of Supplier owned (due to IP) model that supports critical DEFRA outputs. Additional information: Single Source contract for support with the justification for single source under regulation 32 (2) (b) of the PCR 2015 for use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is against reason ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons” – this is due to the Supplier holding the IPR and being the expert in this software that are necessary to the Environment Agency.

Delivery: UK · Remote

Extensions: Optional Tasks to be Called Off at total value of £49,476

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 30 Aug 2024, 11:49 BST
Last source update: 30 Aug 2024, 11:49 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-027730
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0496b5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Single Source contract with Risk Solutions for the Exodis FMD and ECM due to the Supplier being the only provider of this key service. Although this initial requirement is below the PCR 2015 threshold for supplies and services (£139,688), the justification for single source under regulation 32 (2) (b) of the PCR 2015 for use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is against reason ii) “competition is absent for technical reasons” – this is due to the Supplier holding the IPR and being the expert in this software that are necessary to the Environment Agency.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Will be reviewed in accordance with DEFRA Commercial Policy

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £99,9571 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Risk SolutionsSME	£99,957 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 027730-2024-1 · Risk SolutionsSME
Signed
2 Jul 2024
Value
£99,957
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Risk SolutionsAwarded supplier03915179 11th floor, 3 Piccadilly Place Manchester, Manchester, UK, M1 3BNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.