Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-05-10
Buyer: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 110000 GBP

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Dumfries and Galloway Council currently has a licence to operate a pension system provided by Aquila Heywood Ltd. The council to now e require additional support for a period of 12 months to allow the Council adequate time to formally review its requirements for a pension system and go to market.
Dumfries and Galloway Council holds a licence to access and use Altair pension administration system with Aquila HeywoodD Ltd. Aquila Heywood Ltd owns and has exclusive rights in respect of all intellectual property rights in the councils current pension system and Heywood Ltd is, therefore, the only provider able to meet the council need for continued support and maintenance of the pension system .
Dumfries and Galloway Council are however currently reviewing the system and intend within the next 12-month to go to market for a solution to its longer term requirements.
The services can only be provided by a particular provider for reasons that are technical, connected with the protection of exclusive rights and the need to purchase services which cannot be provided separately other than as an addition to the services originally provided by the supplier.
Due to the resource required to implement a a new pension system and budget constraints, business continuity can only be maintained with Aquila Heywood Ltd.
The council itend to undertake a voluntary standstill period of 10 days before award of this contract.
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Tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the sheriff court or the court of session. Dumfries and Galloway Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the sheriff court or the court of session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the sheriff court or the court of session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: Aquila Heywood
Award value: 110000