Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-02-20
Buyer: CPD — Supplies and Services Division
Country: UK
Region: Northern Ireland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 32400000 | 32412100 | 32510000 | 32522000 | 32523000

Technical requirements: The Department of Finance and Personnel is placing this transparency notice to alert economic operators to a modification of a contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will extend the contract for the Provision of managed network services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector (2007/S 197-238964 OJEU Publication date of 12.10.2007) for 24 months from 1.10.2017. The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72 (1) (c) (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which the contracting authority could not have foreseen such as the severe financial constraints facing the contracting authority and the unprecedented reduction in resources through a Voluntary Exit Scheme.
(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract as the contract will continue to perform the services described in the original contract notice and procurement documents;
(iii) the increase in price is estimated at 20 % of the original contract price and therefore will not exceed 50 % of the original contract price.
The Department has now put plans in place to procure a replacement service and this is being taken forward as a cross-sectoral collaborative procurement.
The Department of Finance and Personnel is placing this transparency notice to alert economic operators to a modification of a contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will extend the contract for the Provision of managed network services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector (2007/S 197-238964 OJEU Publication date of 12.10.2007) for 24 months from 1.10.2017. The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72 (1) (c) (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which the contracting authority could not have foreseen such as the severe financial constraints facing the contracting authority and the unprecedented reduction in resources through a Voluntary Exit Scheme; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract as the contract will continue to perform the services described in the original contract notice and procurement documents; (iii) the increase in price is estimated at 20 % of the original contract price and therefore will not exceed 50 % of the original contract price. The Department has now put plans in place to procure a replacement service and this is being taken forward as a cross-sectoral collaborative procurement.
The Department of Finance and Personnel is placing this transparency notice to alert economic operators to a modification of a contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The modification will extend the contract for the Provision of managed network services for the Northern Ireland Public Sector (2007/S 197-238964 OJEU Publication date of 12.10.2007) for 24 months from 1.10.2017. The contracting authority is relying on Regulation 72 (1) (c) (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which the contracting authority could not have foreseen such as the severe financial constraints facing the contracting authority and the unprecedented reduction in resources through a Voluntary Exit Scheme.
(ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract as the contract will continue to perform the services described in the original contract notice and procurement documents;
(iii) the increase in price is estimated at 20 % of the original contract price and therefore will not exceed 50 % of the original contract price.
The Department has now put plans in place to procure a replacement service and this is being taken forward as a cross-sectoral collaborative procurement.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). The authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification
will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.