Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
EH21 6UU
UK
Contact person: Andy Oughton
Telephone: +44 1314740000
E-mail: aoughton@qmu.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM73
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.qmu.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00364
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Finance System Implementation Manager
Reference number: QMU-29354
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Procurement of a Project Manager to oversee the deployment and implementation and embedding of the new finance system.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
150 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM73
Main site or place of performance:
Queen Margaret University.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
QMU have procured a new ERP Finance Software solution.
For the project's next phases, QMU requires a Project Manager to implement the deployment and embedding of the new system and associated processes.
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:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
In compiling the statement of requirements for the next phase, it has become apparent that the consulting Project Manager will need in-depth knowledge of QMU’s existing culture and processes and procedures across the whole finance and department as well as in-depth knowledge of Unit 4’s ERP Finance Software. Although multiple organisations may have experience with Unit 4’s systems, the technical knowledge regarding QMU’s internal finance operations currently only exists with the proposed Consultant through their work in the first phase.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-021538
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: QMU-29354
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
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: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Continuate Digital Consulting Group
42 Deerings Road
Reigate
RH2 0PN
UK
Telephone: +44 7714743560
NUTS: UKJ26
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 150 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:757454)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sherriff Court
27 Chambers St
EDINBURGH
EH1 1LB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/02/2024