Torus62 Ltd: VEAT Notice - Support and Maintenance Agreement for Aareon QL Housing Management Software

UK-St Helens: System and support services.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Torus62Ltd
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 151000000, Email: carol.rabone@torus.co.uk
       Contact: Carol Rabone
       Main Address: www.torus.co.uk
       NUTS Code: UKD

I.4) Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Body governed by public law

I.5) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority)
      Housing and community amenities


Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: VEAT Notice - Support and Maintenance Agreement for Aareon QL Housing Management Software.
      Reference number: Not Provided
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      72250000 - System and support services.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: This is not a call for competition. Torus is looking to renew its Support and Maintenance Agreement with Aareon Ltd for its existing QL Housing Mangement Software.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 390,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    This is not an opportunity, but a VEAT notice to inform the Market that Torus is looking to renew its Support and Maintenance Agreement with Aareon UK Ltd for its QL Housing Mangement Software. This will also include upgrades and bug fixes on existing software. This is for a 3 year contract term.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: 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 OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 15/09/2023.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Aareon UK Ltd, 03990481
       International House 36-38 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NG, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UKD
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 1          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 390,000         
         Currency: GBP

      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=809638811
GO-2023918-PRO-23954661 TKR-2023918-PRO-23954660   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Torus62Ltd
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
         Not Provided .

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      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: 18/09/2023


Annex D1 - General Procurement
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/24/EU


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

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   To provide effective support and maintenance and continuation of current solution which cannot be met by existing market place providers due to technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights, in relation to Intellectual Property Rights.