Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-05
Buyer: Northern Ireland Department of Agricutlure, Environment and Rural Affairs
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 150000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-07-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is preparing this Open Competition to establish contractual arrangements for the provision of ICT services to assist in the delivery of its ICT enabled change programmes. These services include application development, technical delivery support, testingand GIS. These ICT services will assist in delivering line of business software solutions and outcomes. It is anticipated the contract will be awarded by the autumn 2018. Under this procurement the Contractor will be required to support the Authority's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is preparing this Open Competition to establish contractual arrangements for the provision of ICT services to assist in the delivery of its ICT enabled change programmes. These services include application development, technical delivery support, testing and GIS. These ICT services will assist in delivering line of business software solutions and outcomes. It is anticipated the contract will be awarded by the autumn 2018. Under this procurement the Contractor will be required to support the Authority's social benefit objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate, in particular, to social considerations.
The figure indicated in II.1.5 represents the upper limit of an estimated contract value up to 150 000 000 GBP. This range reflects the potential scale of the contract and takes into account such changes to the scope/and or scale which may result from future operational requirements. The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting a bid for this competition.In addition, neither CPD nor the Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. Contract Monitoring. The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Notice Satisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.


Award value: 150000000