United Kingdom-Coleraine: Maintenance and Support for Banner Student Record Information System

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-000507/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: University of Ulster
Postal address: Block X Room X031, Cromore Road
Town: Coleraine
Postal code: BT52 1SA
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2870124227
Email: l.simpson@ulster.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ulster.ac.uk

The contract is awarded by 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: Maintenance and Support for Banner Student Record Information System

Reference number: Project_27319
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Ulster University intends to award the contract for maintenance and ongoing support of our Banner Student
Record Information System to Ellucian Support Global Ltd.
This contract will provide the University with access to all future software releases, patches and changes for the
Banner Student Record Information System. This is required to ensure we have access to support versions of
software and have access to changes required by our operating environment.
In addition the contract provides full access to Ellucian support services which is required for the ongoing
support of this software system and consultancy services.
The anticipated duration of the contract will be for 5 years
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:970853.00
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:All Ulster University Campuses

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ulster University intends to award the contract for maintenance and ongoing support of our Banner Student
Record Information System to Ellucian Support Global Ltd.
This contract will provide the University with access to all future software releases, patches and changes for the
Banner Student Record Information System. This is required to ensure we have access to support versions of
software and have access to changes required by our operating environment.
In addition the contract provides full access to Ellucian support services which is required for the ongoing
support of this software system and consultancy services.
The anticipated duration of the contract will be for 5 years

II.2.5)Award criteria

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: The estimated total value stated above in Section II.1.7 includes the initial 5 year contract period

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

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

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:
Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication
32.—(1) In the specific cases and circumstances laid down in this regulation, contracting authorities may award public contracts by a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:—
(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:—
(iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Banner Maintenance and Support

A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-09
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:1
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:1
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
Official name: Ellucian Support Global Ltd
Postal address: Floors 2 and 3 Baird House, Seebeck Place
Town: Knowlhill
Postal code: MK5 8FR
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:970853.00
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 3JY
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2023-01-09