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ACL Data Management System

Database services
East of England (UKH3)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "ACL Data Management System". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityEssex County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
100% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 3 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
Last source update27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDatabase services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04a393
What is being bought
For the procurement of a MI System (adult education software) that supports ACL to manage the ESFA contract. ACL are the third largest provider in the country. They manage an £8 million government contract from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) covering a wide range of curriculum provision including accredited learning, non-accredited learning, Apprenticeship, Skills Bootcamps, bespoke projects and employer led provision.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    For the procurement of a MI System (adult education software) that supports ACL to manage the ESFA contract. ACL are the third largest provider in the country. They manage an £8 million government contract from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) covering a wide range of curriculum provision including accredited learning, non-accredited learning, Apprenticeship, Skills Bootcamps, bespoke projects and employer led provision.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Sept 2024, 12:42 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · £152,150
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
WEST MARCH SYSTEMS LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
ACL Data Management System
£152,150 · signed 26 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Essex County Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-120717
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  • Essex County Council
    buyer

    COUNTY HALL, CHELMSFORD, UKH3, CM11QH
    georgia.agius@essex.gov.uk

  • Essex County Council
    reviewBody

    Chelmsford, CM1 1QH

  • West March Systems Limited
    supplier

    GB-COH: 06245182
    4 Mason Court Gillan Way, Penrith 40 Business Park, Penrith, Cumbria, United Kingdom, Penrith, UKD1, CA11 9GR
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleA Waiver was approved to depart from Internal Rule 20 - General Principles Across Medium Risk Procurements: Where a contract total value exceeds £100,000 yet falls below the relevant European Thresholds a simplified tender process is required. This contract is for £152,150.40 which is below the PCR2015 threshold. There are no provisions within the existing contract to extend the agreement. This necessitates a direct award to ensure continuity of service without disruption - Terms is a business critical piece of software so we need to retain the system for the next 3 years as we expect the whole process including moving to a new solution to take 3 years.