This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

28 May 2024 at 17:44

Planning

03 Jun 2021 at 08:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Finance is conducting a tender for the "DoF - Civil Service Pensions (CSP) Systems Project" in Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom. The procurement is for IT services related to pension schemes member administration, payroll, accounting, and web services. The estimated contract value is £20,000,000 GBP, and the contract period is set for up to 11½ years. The procurement method is Competitive Dialogue, with a tender period ending on 22nd July 2024.

This tender for the IT services project presents an opportunity for businesses in the consulting, software development, and support industry to engage. Companies with expertise in IT systems, financial reporting, and software development would be well-suited to compete. The competitive dialogue approach allows for innovative solutions to be proposed, creating opportunities for growth and collaboration within the sector. Interested parties should ensure submissions are made before the specified deadline to be considered for this lucrative contract.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

DoF - Civil Service Pensions (CSP) Systems Project

Notice Description

The Department of Finance's Civil Service Pensions (CSP) has a requirement for the provision of a replacement solution for Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Pension Schemes member administration, pensioner payroll, accounting, financial reporting, on-line web services, electronic document management and workflow case management. It is anticipated that the Contract will be for a maximum contract period of 11 1/2 years (which includes a development and implementation period of up to 18 months). This is likely to be on the basis of an implementation period from the effective date (i.e. contract award/ signature) to the operational service commencement date (i.e. "go-live") followed by an initial contract period of seven years (7) years with the option to extend, at the Contracting Authority's discretion, for up to three (3) further periods of one (1) year each. All optional extensions will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment conducted by CSP. Please see the procurement documents which provide further information.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Department of Finance's Civil Service Pensions (CSP) has a requirement for the provision of a replacement solution for Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) Pension Schemes member administration, pensioner payroll, accounting, financial reporting, on-line web services, electronic document management and workflow case management. It is anticipated that the Contract will be for a maximum contract period of 11 1/2 years (which includes a development and implementation period of up to 18 months). This is likely to be on the basis of an implementation period from the effective date (i.e. contract award/ signature) to the operational service commencement date (i.e. "go-live") followed by an initial contract period of seven years (7) years with the option to extend, at the Contracting Authority's discretion, for up to three (3) further periods of one (1) year each. All optional extensions will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment conducted by CSP. Please see the procurement documents which provide further information. Additional information: The estimated contract value indicated in Section II.1.5 and II.2.6 represents the potential value of the contract over the maximum contract period which ranges from PS8,000,000 GBP to PS20,000,000 GBP exclusive of VAT. This is an estimated range only and the Department reserves the right to award 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 that could not be identified or foreseen at the time of this procurement exercise but which are complementary to the services to be provided to ensure that the CSP operational service is maintained, upgraded and enhanced over its lifetime. It is envisaged that such modifications would be made without requiring a new procurement procedure in accordance with Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This range does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. Neither CPD nor the Contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Economic Operators remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Economic Operator in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time. No legally binding contract shall arise (and an Economic Operator shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority. Economic Operators should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.

Options: This contract will have the option to extend, at the Contracting Authority's discretion, for up to three (3) further periods of one (1) year each. All optional extensions will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment conducted by Civil Service Pensions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b7d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016668-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive dialogue
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

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

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

66500000 - Insurance and pension services

66520000 - Pension services

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

72100000 - Hardware consultancy services

72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services

72227000 - Software integration consultancy services

72230000 - Custom software development services

72260000 - Software-related services

72300000 - Data services

72320000 - Database services

72400000 - Internet services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

75320000 - Government employee pension schemes

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 May 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
18 Apr 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department of Finance
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT47 6FP
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0A Derry City and Strabane
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Derry City and Strabane
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Foyle

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