Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-10
Buyer: Department of Finance, Land and Property Services
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48442000 | 48800000 | 48810000: Information systems | 48900000
Estimated value: 80000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-11-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Land and Property Services (“LPS”) has a requirement for a modern digitally enabled ICT solution that will support the transformation of its Revenues and Benefits service. It is envisaged the new solution will be responsible for, but not limited to, the assessment and collection of rates for domestic and non-domestic properties, the administration of various rate reliefs (such as Housing Benefit and Disabled Person’s allowance), managing interfaces with internal and external applications of LPS (such as the Enforcement of Judgments Office), assist with the setting of district and regional rates and other associated services. LPS require the new ICT solution to be flexible and adaptable to support new and innovative methods of delivery, future changes and business needs whilst being user friendly, customer focused and utilising digital self-service platforms. Further Information is available in the Project Information Memorandum (“PIM”) and Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”).
Land and Property Services (LPS), a division within the Department of Finance (the Department) has a requirement for a new ICT solution that will provide for its revenues and benefits services.
It is anticipated that the Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract will be for a maximum contract term of fourteen (14) years (inclusive of a development and implementation period of up to two (2) years following contract award and prior to the launch of operational services (i.e. when the system goes Live). The operational services period is envisaged to be for an initial contract period of nine (9) years with the option to extend for up to three (3) further periods of one (1) year each.
The successful solution may also be required to support the integration of LPS’s other ICT systems and infrastructure.
This contract will primarily be used by the Department of Finance’s LPS but may also be used by other NICS Departments, their Agencies and other Non-Departmental Public Bodies. The services that may be required by the parties to the contract will be complimentary to those provided under the Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract:
Depending on the selected solution the Enterprise Shared Services (“ESS”), the NICS information and communications technology shared service provider, may provide and manage the infrastructure for the new system.
The successful solution may be required to be introduced using a phased approach under the Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract, in which case the Department reserves the right to terminate the contract at the end of any particular phase or opt for a further phase or phases to be provided. The Department reserves the right to terminate the contract prior to the expiry of the term for reasons which will be set out in the contract and discussed during dialogue. The Department reserves the right to purchase any necessary hardware and software to facilitate these changes within the contract or purchase from third parties.
The estimated contract value indicated in II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents the potential total value of the contract over the maximum contract term which ranges from 20 000 000 GBP to 80 000 000 GBP exclusive of VAT. This is an estimated range only and the Department reserves the right to award a contract for a lower or higher amount. This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account changes and potential modifications to the contract that may be required due to legislative, operational and technological developments and/or additional functions and services that LPS may be required to provide during the contract term. The Department may require optional services during the contract term.
Please note the pricing strategy applied and the determination of cost and profit margins are commercial decisions for economic operators when submitting a bid for this competition.
Other options may be set out in the procurement documents such as the purchase of hardware, use of intellectual property rights and licenses, the exploitation of software, and the provision of optional services during the term of the contract. Further information will be made available during the course of the procurement process.
A selection process will be used to identify economic operators, who having submitted a response to the Selection Questionnaire, sufficiently demonstrate to the Department’s satisfaction the appropriate technical and professional ability, economic, financial and legal standing to meet the requirements of the Revenues and Benefits Delivery Partner Contract.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as set out in the Project Information Memorandum and Selection Questionnaire.


Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as set out in the Project Information Memorandum and Selection Questionnaire.

Award value: 80000000