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ID 3367261 - DoJ AccessNI - Support, Maintenance and Development of the Access NI Disclosure System (ANIDS)

DEPARTMENT FOR JUSTICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

24 Jun 2021 at 12:35

Tender

25 Feb 2021 at 18:08

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Justice is seeking to procure support, maintenance, and development services for the Access NI Disclosure System (ANIDS). This procurement process, initiated as an open tender, falls under the IT services sector, specifically consulting and software development. The tender process concluded on 9th April 2021, and the contract value is approximately £1,600,000. Interested parties should be aware that the performance of the contractors will be actively monitored, and stringent criteria will apply to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

This contract presents excellent opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those with experience in software development and systems support. Companies that can demonstrate strong qualitative and cost-effective solutions may find this tender advantageous. With the potential for future re-procurement after 5-7 years and options for contract extensions, organisations that establish a solid foundation in this contract may secure long-term business relationships with the Department of Justice.

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Notice Title

ID 3367261 - DoJ AccessNI - Support, Maintenance and Development of the Access NI Disclosure System (ANIDS)

Notice Description

AccessNI wishes to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake the maintenance and continued development of its AccessNI Disclosure System. The Contractor will be required to support and develop ANIDS and must work with the AccessNI team, the ICT Infrastructure supplier, IT Assist and any 3rd party involved in the support of the ANIDS system.

Lot Information

Lot 1

AccessNI wishes to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake the maintenance and continued development of its AccessNI Disclosure System. The Contractor will be required to support and develop ANIDS and must work with the AccessNI team, the ICT Infrastructure supplier, IT Assist and any 3rd party involved in the support of the ANIDS system. Additional information: The successful contractor's performance on this contract will be managed as per the specification and regularly monitored see Procurement Guidance Note 01/12 -- Contract Management -- Procedures and Principles. 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 this contract may be terminated. A central register of such notices for supplies and services contracts will be maintained and published on the CPD website. Any contractor in receipt of a notice of unsatisfactory performance will be required to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of 3 years from the date of issue of the notice. It may also 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. The authority expressly reserves the rights:. . i not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;. . ii to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. . iii to award a contracts in respect of any parts of the services covered by this notice; and. . iv to award contracts in stages and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

Options: After the initial contract period of 5 year and 2 months there are two optional extension of up to 1 years each.

Renewal: This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after 5-7 years.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029673
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014406-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£887,503 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Apr 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jun 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after 5-7 years.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR JUSTICE
Additional Buyers

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Contact Name
SSDAdmn.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk, ssdadmn.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT4 3SJ
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Stormont
Westminster Constituency
Belfast East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VERSION1 SOFTWARE

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