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title: "CFT558496 DAERA - LMC - Support and Maintenance of LMC's Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Database"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041d33"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DAERA - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2023-11-28"
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# CFT558496 DAERA - LMC - Support and Maintenance of LMC's Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Database

Buyer: DAERA - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041d33

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## Summary

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded a contract for the support and maintenance of its Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) database. The title of the contract is "CFT558496 DAERA - LMC - Support and Maintenance of LMC's Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Database". This falls under the IT services category and the procurement method used was Negotiated without publication of a contract notice. The contract has a total value of £300,293.64 and was signed on December 13, 2016. The procurement process has concluded with the award being given to CODEC-DSS LIMITED.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses providing IT services, consulting, software development, and support. Companies with expertise in Microsoft Dynamics and CRM database management would be well-suited to compete for this tender. DAERA's requirement for ongoing support and potential upgrades offers a long-term business opportunity for contractors. The contract allows for an initial period of three years with the possibility of three additional extension periods of two years each. Businesses looking to establish a relationship with a governmental body in the United Kingdom for the provision of specialized IT services should consider bidding for this contract.

## Notice

The FQAS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database was developed throughout 2013/14 and was deployed "live" in January 2015. The software behind the CRM database is Microsoft Dynamics 2013. The CRM database is owned by LMC. The CRM database is hosted on site at LMC. LMC now requires a Contractor to provide support and maintenance of the above solution.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The FQAS Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database was developed throughout 2013/14 and was deployed "live" in January 2015. The software behind the CRM database is Microsoft Dynamics 2013. The CRM database is owned by LMC. The CRM database is hosted on site at LMC. LMC now requires a Contractor to provide support and maintenance of the above solution.

Options: This contract will start on the Service Commencement Date and will run for an initial period of three 3 years plus three 3 optional extension periods of two 2 years each e.g. 3+2+2+2. In addition further services may be required to develop additional functionality, facilitate system upgrades including newer versions i.e. 2016, integration to other systems and allow for remote user access.

### Procurement Information

The FQAS database requires development to capture information to allow carbon data collection to be undertaken. This additional development work is broadly within the scope of the overall requirement and does not represent a material change. The modification and the subsequent upgrade of the FQAS system us business critical for LMC. This modification request is for PS106,622.47. Regulation 72(1)(b) Additional works, services or supplies "have become necessary" and were not included in the initial procurement and a change of supplier would not be practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs - provided the change does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035017-2023 |
| 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 | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Dec 2016 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,293 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DAERA - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT4 3SB |
| 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 | CODEC-DSS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2023 at 10:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035017-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:464759-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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