--- title: "CBMDC 466 - Northgate Cloud Hosting Solution" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL" published: "2021-07-05" --- # CBMDC 466 - Northgate Cloud Hosting Solution Buyer: BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02c33f.json) ## Summary The Bradford Metropolitan District Council is initiating a contract for the "CBMDC 466 - Northgate Cloud Hosting Solution." This project falls under the IT services industry category, specifically related to consulting, software development, and support. The procurement is currently in the award stage, having been signed on 5th July 2021. The existing Revenues and Benefits system, initially procured in 2005, will be transitioned to a cloud-hosted model with NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd, which already holds the intellectual property rights and has a longstanding relationship with the Council. The procurement method used is negotiated without prior publication, according to Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to expand in the IT services sector, particularly those with expertise in cloud solutions and integration systems. However, this specific project may not be open to new competitors due to the exclusive rights held by NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd, making it essential for companies to demonstrate unique value propositions or relevant innovations in future tenders within the local authority. Firms capable of providing specialist support, particularly for existing infrastructure migration and system performance optimisation, would be well-suited to engage in similar contracts with the Council or explore other avenues for collaboration. ## Notice This VEAT notification is to notify the market that the Council is intending to contract with NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (previously Northgate Public Services UK Ltd) for a 5 year term for its Revenues and Benefits system. The contract is not to procure a new system, but to contract with NEC Software Solutions to continue to provide the existing solution, and to move this to a cloud hosted model. The existing system was purchased in 2005 and is currently operating on Council on-premise infrastructure. The Council is using Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award this contract. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This VEAT notification is to notify the market that the Council is intending to contract with NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (previously Northgate Public Services UK Ltd) for a 5 year term for its Revenues and Benefits system. The contract is not to procure a new system, but to contract with NEC Software Solutions to continue to provide the existing solution, and to move this to a cloud hosted model. The existing system was purchased in 2005 and is currently operating on Council on-premise infrastructure. The Council is using Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award this contract. ### Procurement Information The Council is using Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award this contract. The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii). NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd (previously Northgate Public Services UK Ltd) own the IPR rights to the software in the existing solution, and do not allow other 3rd parties to access source code and therefore another provider would be unable to provide a support and maintenance service for the existing solution. To move the existing solution to another provider would not be possible, and would necessitate an overhaul of all of the integrated systems and a new solution to be designed which would make it cost-prohibitive. Competition is absent for technical reasons (Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii)). There is a complex integration in place between the existing Council Northgate system and external organisations such as Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and govtech as well as integration with internal systems across the Council. The new contract will include a migration of applications, reports and schedules from an un-supported environment to the current supported version and current universes. It will also include a regular unlimited refresh/clone of the system to enable the Council to carry out extensive testing. The Council requires specialist skills for support during year end processes including rollbacks and out of hours support. Batch processes need to run efficiently so there is no impact on the BAU activities during core working hours. This contract will ensure the infrastructure is designed and tuned to improve system performance. Moving the existing system to a hosted solution is specialist support that logistically can only be provided in the most cost-effective, expedient and complete way by NEC Software Solutions as the existing provider. They have implemented the system and made bespoke developments to the system since 2005 and therefore have the requisite technical expertise in this system. In terms of ongoing hosting once migrated, the provision of the hosting service by the owner of the solution will allow for direct accountability to the Council and the most economically advantageous solution which enables the Council to have access to the most up to date product functionality direct from the source. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015308-2021 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Jul 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Jul 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL | | Locality | BRADFORD | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD1 1HX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Bradford West | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 5 Jul 2021 at 08:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015308-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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