UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-1673 NC3Rs ARRIVE Compliance Checking Software Tool

UK-Swindon: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Medical Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: MRCprocurement@ukri.org
       Contact: MRC Procurement
       Main Address: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UK

   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: Yes

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1673 NC3Rs ARRIVE Compliance Checking Software Tool            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Development of a free-to-use software tool to assess manuscripts rapidly and automatically for their compliance with the ARRIVE Essential 10.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 200,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            48000000 - Software package and information systems.
            48317000 - Word-processing software package.
            48461000 - Analytical or scientific software package.
            72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
            72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services.
            72212317 - Word-processing software development services.
            72212461 - Analytical or scientific software development services.
            72262000 - Software development services.
            72263000 - Software implementation services.
            72266000 - Software consultancy services.
            72268000 - Software supply services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Development of a free-to-use software tool to assess manuscripts rapidly and automatically for their compliance with the ARRIVE Essential 10.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical and Quality Element / Weighting: 80
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Pricing Element / Weighting: 20
            

      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: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   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: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2022/S 000-023973
      
   

   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: 14/03/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         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)
             SciCrunch Inc., Not applicable
             PO Box 928191, San Diego CA, 92192-8191, United States
             Tel. +001 6504830697, Email: info@scicrunch.com
             NUTS Code: US
            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: 200,000
         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://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=767849336

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research & Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1793867000, Email: MRCProcurement@ukri.org
          Internet address: www.ukri.org

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
          UK Research & Innovation
          Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, OX110QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1235446553

      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
          UK Research & Innovation
          Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, OX110QX, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1235446553

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/03/2023