University of Derby: ORACLE CLOUD UPGRADE

UK-Derby: Financial systems software development services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
       Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1332592401, Email: j.brailsford@derby.ac.uk
       Contact: Jane Braisford
       Main Address: www.derby.ac.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.derby.ac.uk
       NUTS Code: UKF11

   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: ORACLE CLOUD UPGRADE            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72212442 - Financial systems software development services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The University of Derby is currently using Oracle People Soft Financials which is an Oracle business processing tool used to manage business critical financial processing. Oracle have publically stated that they will not enhance the existing platform beyond 2021 and are upgrading their existing supply to a cloud based solution. The University of Derby will therefore upgrade their existing supply to Oracle Cloud for a 5 year term.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,000,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            72212442 - Financial systems software development services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKF11 - Derby
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Derby
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The University of Derby is currently using Oracle People Soft Financials which is an Oracle business processing tool used to manage business critical financial processing. Oracle have publically stated that they will not enhance the existing platform beyond 2021 and are upgrading their existing supply to a cloud based solution. The University of Derby will therefore upgrade their existing supply to Oracle Cloud for a 5 year term.

The University has identified that for technical reasons (including interoperability with existing IT systems, business continuity and associated interface risk) the University’s requirements can only be met by an upgrade to the Oracle Cloud.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       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 (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
       Not Provided
   

   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: 31/10/2017

      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)
             ORACLE CORPORATION UK LTD
             ORACLE PARKWAY, THAMES VALLEY PARK, READING, RG6 1RA, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKJ11
            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: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,000,000
         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://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=287623817

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
          Kedleston Road, Derby, DE22 1GB, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1332592401

      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: 21/11/2017




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
          The University of Derby is currently using Oracle People Soft Financials which is an Oracle business processing tool used to manage business critical financial processing. Oracle have publically stated that they will not enhance the existing platform beyond 2021 and are upgrading their existing supply to a cloud based solution. The University of Derby will therefore upgrade their existing supply to Oracle Cloud for a 5 year term.

The University has identified that for technical reasons (including interoperability with existing IT systems, business continuity and associated interface risk) the University’s requirements can only be met by an upgrade to the Oracle Cloud.