Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration

Official notice

Authority: Defra Network eTendering Portal

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

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

Awarded value£246,850published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Oct 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Keep IT Simple Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integration

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of Rural Payments Service and associated support services and integrationAwarded

Delivery: UK

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jan 2024, 10:20 GMT
Last source update: 22 Jan 2024, 10:20 GMT
Authority reference: C20303
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002044
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042ece Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The incumbent supplier holds sole access rights to the IP, as they built, designed, maintain, operate and support the Rural Payments Service platform. However, we are looking to reduce this dependency by moving the service to the cloud in the next financial year, and thereby reducing the sole management splitting it to Defra and a supplier (yet to be agreed as it is subject to a competitive tender process to take effect from July 2024.) <br/><br/>Therefore, it is believed that situations 3, and 4, of the five permissible situations set out in the STA Guidance were met. KITS is the only supplier with the expertise and/or equipment to complete the task (Sole Supplier) due to their knowledge of the platform they built and they hold sole access rights to intellectual or property rights (Property Rights) as they designed, built, maintain, operate and support the Rural Payments Service platform. This is in accordance with Reg 32(2)(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property right.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £246,8501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Keep IT Simple LtdSME	£246,850 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002044-2024-1 · Keep IT Simple LtdSME
Signed
20 Oct 2023
Value
£246,850
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

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

Keep IT Simple LtdAwarded supplier10443621 7 Savoy Court, London, London, London, WC2R 0EXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.