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title: "ID 3367261 - DoJ AccessNI - Support, Maintenance and Development of the Access NI Disclosure System (ANIDS)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-029673"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR JUSTICE"
published: "2021-06-24"
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# ID 3367261 - DoJ AccessNI - Support, Maintenance and Development of the Access NI Disclosure System (ANIDS)

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029673

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014406-2021 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jun 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | This contract will be potentially be due to be re-procured after 5-7 years. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,600,000 |
| Lots value | £1,600,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £887,503 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR JUSTICE |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT4 3SJ |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Stormont |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast East |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VERSION1 SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services

## Release History

- 24 Jun 2021 at 12:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014406-2021
- 25 Feb 2021 at 18:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003851-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

## Provenance

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