Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
UK
Contact person: Procurement Services
E-mail: tenders.procurement@ucl.ac.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ucl/aspx/Home
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/procurement/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: University — UCL is not a Contracting Authority or a body governed by public law as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and places this advertisement voluntarily
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Research Data Repository
Reference number: UCL-PROC-554
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Contract Award Notice — UCL was seeking repository solution providers/integrators to develop a robust central research data repository solution. UCL required a centrally-administered Research Data Repository solution into which UCL researchers can deposit non-sensitive research data, along with descriptive metadata, in order to enable the storage, curation, discovery of, and access to, that data over long time periods (10 years+). UCL anticipates that it will store the underlying research data on UCL hardware. In the future data storage may be outsourced to a 3rd-party offering tiered storage, potentially via JISC. In addition to UCL staff, honorary staff at other institutions or non-UCL staff may wish to deposit data if they are working on a project with a UCL principal investigator. The discovery and download interface should be publicly accessible, although access to some datasets may be restricted.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
727 000.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
6 702 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48800000
48800000
48800000
48800000
48800000
48800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
UCL.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
UCL currently has a Research Data Storage solution which stores data for active research projects, but lacks an effective mechanism for data preservation, discovery, and access beyond the length of the research project. It is intended that the research data repository solution will be integrated with the existing Research Data Storage Solution and with UCL network infrastructure. UCL would like to work with repository solution providers/integrators to develop a robust central research data repository solution that will meet UCL's requirement outlined in the tender. UCL requires a centrally-administered research data repository solution into which UCL researchers can deposit non-sensitive research data, along with descriptive metadata, in order to enable the storage, curation, discovery of, and access to, that data over long time periods (10 years+). UCL anticipates that it will store the underlying research data held in the repository on UCL hardware, although it is open to alternative suggestions. In the future it is anticipated that data storage may be outsourced to a 3rd-party service provider offering tiered storage, potentially via an arrangement with JISC. It is not envisaged that this will be for the next couple of years though. In addition to UCL staff, honorary staff at other institutions or non-UCL staff may wish to deposit data if they are working on a project with a UCL Principal Investigator. The discovery and download interface should be publicly accessible, although access to some datasets may be restricted.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is anticipated that the solution will develop and grow over time. UCL reserve the right to purchase additional modules, hosting and data storage services, further developments, upgrades or versions as it sees fit.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about 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
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 023-048881
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UCL-PROC-554
Title: Research Data Repository
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/07/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Digital Science and Research Solutions Inc.
99 612 737 729
Massachusetts
MA 02139
US
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
727 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
6 702 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
UCL is not a “Contracting Authority” or a “body governed by public law” as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement process is not regulated by EU or UK public procurement law. Where UCL advertises contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, it does so on a voluntary basis and does not undertake any obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. UCL reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as UCL considers necessary.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
UCL is not a Contracting Authority or a body governed by public law as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and places this advertisement voluntarily
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
UCL is not a Contracting Authority or a body governed by public law as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and places this advertisement voluntarily
London
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University College London — UCL is not a Contracting Authority or a body governed by public law as defined by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and places this advertisement voluntarily
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
UK
E-mail: tenders.procurement@ucl.ac.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ucl/aspx/Home
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/04/2019