Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Informatics Service
Ty Glan yr Afon, Cowbridge Road East
Cardiff
CF11 9AD
UK
Contact person: Laura Panes
E-mail: laura.panes@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.procurement.wales.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Microsoft Dynamics Development Resource
Reference number: P642.15A
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority requires external Microsoft Dynamics solution architects to undertake the rapid configuration of its Contact Tracing Application currently deployed across Wales. The use and specific functionality required in regards to the application are shaped by developments and management of the pandemic.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
All sites across the public sector in Wales.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority requires the rapid development and configuration of the Contact Tracing Application currently deployed across Wales. The use and specific functionality of the Contact Tracing Application will be shaped by developments in the management of the pandemic.
This procurement does not include software licences.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
The Covid-19 pandemic created a situation of extreme urgency in terms of risk to public health, which was unforeseeable to the contracting authority. One of the key strategies for dealing with the pandemic and minimising further spread of Covid-19 is contact tracing. The development and configuration of the system, which is the subject matter of this contract, is necessary to enable the Contact Tracing System in Wales to function and be shaped by the management of the pandemic. Therefore, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with (even using the shortened time limits available). Accordingly, the contracting authority is entitled to make this award under Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This notice is a "relevant contract award notice" for the purposes of Regulation 93(3) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the contracting authority relies on the provisions in Regulation 93(2), (3) and (4) in relation to the applicable limitation period.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: P642.15A
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/08/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Microsoft
Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park
Reading
RG61WG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:103488)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/08/2020