Published date: 26 February 2016

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 11 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

UK SBS IT16042

Published date

26 February 2016

Closing date

11 March 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The NERC Research Centres use the Changepoint system for their Project Portfolio Management. It is used to manage grant funded research amounting to a multi-million pound project portfolio.

For the provision of this business critical service NERC has an existing and significant investment in the Changepoint system.

NERC require software support and maintenance from 1st April 2016, for a 12 month period, to ensure the on-going support and operation of the service.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

14 March 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Total value of contract

£137,983.37

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Changepoint (Canada) ULC

Address

30 Leek Crescent Suite 300
Richmond Hill
Ontario
Canada
L4B 4N4

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

UK SBS - IT Procurement

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

ICTProcurement@uksbs.co.uk