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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2024-500856

FTS Reference: 2024-031754

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
N/A
Headquarters, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,
Winsford, Cheshire
CW7 2UA
UK
Contact person: Katie Howell
Telephone: +44 01606362063
E-mail: katie.howell2@cheshire.police.uk
NUTS code:  UKD6 -  Cheshire
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.cheshire.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33132

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Alemba Service Manager Software Licenses and Associated Professional Configuration Services and Implementation
Reference number:  CPA/SPU/1987P
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72261000  -  Software support services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

THIS IS CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE.
VEAT notice - Alemba is the core system that supports the Business Services function. The system is used to provide self service capability to log details of faults or requests for support from the business services functions. The capability covers faults and support for IT, HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory. Additional development of the system for the HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory functions is required to expand the capabilities of the system to meet our requirements. This additional development will take the contract value over PCR 2015 thresholds hence this VEAT notice.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72261000  -  Software support services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKD6 -  Cheshire
Main site or place of performance:  
Winsford. CW7 2UA
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE.
VEAT notice - Alemba is the core system that supports the Business Services function. The system is used to provide self service capability to log details of faults or requests for support from the business services functions. The capability covers faults and support for IT, HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory. Additional development of the system for the HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory functions is required to expand the capabilities of the system to meet our requirements. This additional development which is valued at ~£28k will take the contract value over PCR 2015 thresholds hence this VEAT notice. The value shown in this VEAT notice is the total value of this contract.
Alemba is the developer and proprietor of the Licences and Support and therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
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 in the Find a Tender service in the cases listed below
  • The contract falls outside the scope of application of the regulation
Explanation
THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE.
Alemba is the core system that supports the Business Services function. The system is used to provide self service capability to log details of faults or requests for support from the business services functions. The capability covers faults and support for IT, HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory. Additional development of the system for the HR, Payroll, Finance and Inventory functions is required to expand the capabilities of the system to meet our requirements. This additional development will take the contract value over PCR 2015 thresholds hence this VEAT notice.
Alemba is the developer and proprietor of the Licences and Support and therefore competition is absent for technical reasons.
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 FTS: 2024/S 000-029424

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Alemba

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

A VEAT NOTICE WAS ISSUED AND WASN'T CONTESTED.
It is our intention for this VEAT notice to be linked to a 10 day standstill period, which will commence on Saturday 14th September 2024 (that being the day after this notice is issued) and the period will end at midnight at the end of Monday 23rd September 2024. The PCC intends to sign a contract variation with the supplier on Tuesday 24th September 2024 subject to the ending of the standstill period.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Manchester
UK