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Published 7 Dec 2021, 09:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Application and Website Development and Support

Official notice

Authority: Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2022awarded 29 Mar 2022
Awarded to Aspire Systems Digital Solutions LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this contract is to appoint an external supplier to provide application development and support in line with the Senedd’s requirements. The contract will include the ongoing enhancement and support of a number of browser-based applications and websites, and will be used as a mechanism for the Senedd to quickly deliver new applications that meet the evolving needs of the business.

Services provided by the Supplier as part of the contract will be on a call-off basis. The term of the contract will be for a 5 year period.

  • Recurrence: December 2026

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
Delivery: Wales
Second stage: 5–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Delivery of Service: 30%
  • Service Levels and Support Arrangements: 10%
  • Bilingualism: 10%
  • Accreditation and Certification: 10%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Delivery of Service: 30
  • Service Levels and Support Arrangements: 10
  • Bilingualism: 10
  • Accreditation and Certification: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · December 2026
First published
7 Dec 2021, 09:05 GMT
Last source update
31 Mar 2022, 08:50 BST
Authority reference
1207
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008629
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fdcc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As outlined in the Procurement documents

Publisher note: (WA Ref:120110)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
13 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jan 2022 → 31 Mar 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jan 2022, 10:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    21 Jan 2022
  3. Notice published
    31 Mar 2022, 08:50 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2022, 08:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Mar 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aspire Systems Digital Solutions LIMITEDSME£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawDevolved Legislation Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, CF99 1SNContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • METHOD4 LTDAwarded supplier METHOD4 LTD, IMPERIAL HOUSE TRADE STREET, CARDIFF, UK, CF105DTContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria