Published date: 26 July 2023

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Awarded contract (published 9 August 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Information technology services - 72222300

Location of contract

NE4 7YH

Value of contract

£275,341.80 to £550,683.60

Procurement reference

CF-0109000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

26 July 2023

Closing date

30 March 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and Maritime and Fisheries Fund (MFF) E-Systems have been used by MMO, Marine Scotland and the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA) for a number of years. Since 2021, the system has also been used to administer the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) in England.

The requirements for supporting the system are easily identified and known by the Contract manager. The E-Systems or "grants management systems (GMS)" are used to manage 3 fisheries funding programmes, providing an interactive tool for the public to submit and monitor the progress of their funding proposal as well as the ability to provide information in support of their application for funding. The system also allows the public to submit claims for reimbursement of costs for proposals granted funding by each administration.

This expenditure is for the ongoing provision of support and hosting services for the above e systems. The appointed supplier must provide support and management of the E-Systems and ensure that the applications continue to function to an equivalent or better standard than that which is in place at the point of the contract renewal (in terms of functionality, response times and stability). The service is provided to the England, Scotland and Northern Ireland Grants Administration teams.

Award information

Awarded date

25 August 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£275,341.80

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Leidos

Address

Elliot St, Elliot Square, Glasgow G3 8EP

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

Address

Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom

Telephone

03459335577

Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk