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Type of document: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2021/S 079-204814/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Police Service For Northern Ireland
Postal address: 303 Airport Road West
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9ED
Country: United Kingdom
Email: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and saftey

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: DAC78/20 DoJ PSNI — Maintenance and Support for NICHE RMS
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 72250000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Maintenance and Support for PSNI NICHE Records Management IT System.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:3868000.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 72253000
Main CPV code: 72253100
Main CPV code: 72253200

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN0
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maintenance and Support for PSNI NICHE Records Management IT System.

II.2.5) Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication(in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU)
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2021/S 052-132181

Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2021-04-14
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Due to the sensitive nature of this contract the supplier name will be withheld
Town: Belfast
Country: United Kingdom
Email: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Nuts code: UKN0
Internet address: www.etendersni.gov.uk
The contractor is an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015
Town: United Kingdom
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide 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 had incorporated a standstill period before this contract was awarded. The standstill period was for a minimum of 10 calendar days..

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-04-20

Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for
competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
absence of competition for technical reasons

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
This is to allow for the provision of services required for the contract under the PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii), where competition is absent for technical reasons and Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii),ii), for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.