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ID 4545855 - DoJ - Analytical Services Group (ASG) - Provision of SPSS Licencing

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jul 2023 at 16:05

Tender

07 Apr 2023 at 14:45

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Justice has awarded a contract for the provision of SPSS licensing services to the Analytical Services Group. The contract, valued at £183,327.68 GBP, was signed on June 14, 2023. This procurement involved IT services and consulting in the services category. The tender initiated by the Department of Justice was for the procurement of software subscription and support for SPSS licenses. The contract allows for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for two additional years, making the maximum potential contract period 5 years.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses involved in IT services, consulting, software development, and Internet support to compete for providing SPSS licensing services to the Department of Justice's Analytical Services Group. Businesses with expertise in statistical analysis software and research support would be well-suited to bid for this tender. The procurement method used was an open procedure with a focus on quality and cost as award criteria. Interested businesses should ensure compliance with the tender's submission and bid validity period requirements for a successful bid submission.

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Notice Title

ID 4545855 - DoJ - Analytical Services Group (ASG) - Provision of SPSS Licencing

Notice Description

The Analytical Services Group (ASG) is the statistical and research team posted within the Department of Justice (DoJ). ASG has utilised SPSS software for more than 15 years, manipulating and interrogating data to provide statistical and research support to DoJ. During that time, the team have gained extensive experience of using the package and considerable resource has been invested in the development and creation of syntax coding to enable continual data validation and analysis; analysis and linkages to excel and desktop publishing systems are also set up in SPSS. Statisticians have built extensive knowledge of using this package through both formal training and on the job learning and it has become an important tool in the statistical production process. This tender is for procurement of software subscription and support of SPSS licenses for use by ASG. The initial contract period is for 3 years with the option to extend by two years on a 1 plus, 1 plus basis. The maximum potential contract period is 5 years. Please see document entitled "ID 4545855 - Specification" for full details of the requirement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Analytical Services Group (ASG) is the statistical and research team posted within the Department of Justice (DoJ). ASG has utilised SPSS software for more than 15 years, manipulating and interrogating data to provide statistical and research support to DoJ. During that time, the team have gained extensive experience of using the package and considerable resource has been invested in the development and creation of syntax coding to enable continual data validation and analysis; analysis and linkages to excel and desktop publishing systems are also set up in SPSS. Statisticians have built extensive knowledge of using this package through both formal training and on the job learning and it has become an important tool in the statistical production process. This tender is for procurement of software subscription and support of SPSS licenses for use by ASG. The initial contract period is for 3 years with the option to extend by two years on a 1 plus, 1 plus basis. The maximum potential contract period is 5 years. Please see document entitled "ID 4545855 - Specification" for full details of the requirement.

Options: Two optional extension periods of up to 12 months each.

Renewal: This Contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 1 year each (3yrs+1yr+1yr)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bd9b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019352-2023
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
SME

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£186,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£186,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£183,327 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
This contract will potentially be due to be re-procured after the initial contract period and/or following any extensions

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
SSDAdmin.CPDfinance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT4 3SG
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

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