Construction Industry Training Board: InRule Technology for CITB

UK-Peterborough: Software package and information systems.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Construction Industry Training Board
       Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 3004567000, Email: david.norfolk@gov.sscl.com
       Main Address: www.citb.co.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.citb.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Education

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: InRule Technology for CITB            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         48000000 - Software package and information systems.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: InRule Technology and associated licences

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 936,712
                  
         Currency:USD            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            48000000 - Software package and information systems.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have a requirement for the implementation of a piece of technology called Inrule and its associated licences to operate in CITB’s existing Microsoft Azure cloud estate. Procurement is to be undertaken under the LUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA).

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
      Cost criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
            

      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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2020/S 033-078650
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 08/08/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Softcat Plc, 02174990
             Thames Industrial Estate, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, SL7 1LW, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: 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: 936,712          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 936,712
         Currency: USD

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=801251270

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Construction Industry Training Board
          Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, PE31 6RH, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 3004567000

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/08/2023




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          This contract was awarded as a call-off from LUPC Software Licence Resellers Agreement (SLRA). This Framework Agreement was procured via the open procedure tendering process and advertised on Intend and in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) 2020/S 033-078650.