Notice Information
Notice Title
Property and Asset Management Software System
Notice Description
This is a comprehensive software system to manage the Authority's property and asset portfolios.
Procurement Information
1. Description of the Requirement: The TechForge Property Asset Management System (IT System) is essential for managing the Council's property and asset portfolio. This IT System ensures compliance with statutory regulations, financial transparency, and efficient management of property-related costs and maintenance schedules. 2. Reason for Direct Award: The IT System contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure due to extreme and unavoidable urgency. The urgency is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority and could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority. 3. Background: The IT System has been delivered via our regeneration partner, Equans and Equans contracted with Civica, as a subcontractor, to deliver services on behalf of the Council under the regeneration contract. However, the contract with Equans is coming to an end on 30 June 2025. We are contractually obliged to novate the IT System contract between Equans and Civica for the TechForge system, upon the expiry of the regeneration contract. However, during discussions regarding the novation of the IT contract to the Council, Civica expressed a preference to contract on current terms, as the IT System contract to be novated was outdated. The updated contract to be entered into with Civica provides the same commercial position as the original IT System contract but is now up to date with legislative requirements. The contract was agreed by the parties on the 16 June 2025 and no delay was present in the process. 4. Justification for Urgency: If a direct award is not made for the updated contract, the Council would still be obliged to contract with Civica under the original IT System contract. In addition, failure to enter into the updated contract would mean the Authority would lose access to the atabase holding details of its property portfolio and would be unable to comply with its statutory requirements. Therefore, there is no option but to contract with Civica for the delivery of the TechForge system. The urgency of this situation is unavoidable and not due to any fault of the contracting authority. The immediate procurement of this system is crucial to ensure the continued management of the Council's property and asset portfolio without disruption. 5. Conclusion: Given the extreme and unavoidable urgency, and the necessity of the TechForge system for the Council's operations, a direct award to Civica is justified under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055217
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045551-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
72250000 - System and support services
72260000 - Software-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £210,768 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £210,768 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 23 Jun 2025 - 21 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelincs.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GRIMSBY
- Postcode
- DN31 1HU
- Post Town
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Electoral Ward
- West Marsh
- Westminster Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045551-2025
4th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034568-2025
24th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034537-2025
23rd June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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