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Published 12 Oct 2022, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CRM & Billing System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Portsmouth Water Limited (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£14,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Dec 2022awarded 19 Jun 2023
Awarded to Kraken Technologies Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Portsmouth Water is seeking to undertake the implementation of a hosted replacement Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and billing system. This will revolutionise our relationship with our customers, providing the capability to present insightful data to customers and deliver superior service levels. Most importantly, the delivery of the new CRM system capable of leveraging smart metering capabilities, is a critical enabler for realising the benefits of rolling out smart metering in Portsmouth Water’s supply area to meet our water resources challenges.

CPV: Billing system · Communication and multimedia software package · Communication software package · Contact management software package · Customer Relation Management software development services · Customer Relation Management software package · Data services · Electronic data exchange services · Industry specific software package · Installation services (except software) · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package · Software configuration services · +6 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Portsmouth Water is seeking to undertake the implementation and hosting of a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£14,000,000

Portsmouth Water is seeking to undertake the implementation and hosting of a replacement CRM and billing system. This will revolutionise our relationship with our customers, providing the capability to present insightful data to customers and deliver superior service levels. Most importantly, the delivery of the new CRM system capable of leveraging smart metering capabilities, is a critical enabler for realising the benefits of rolling out smart metering in Portsmouth Water’s supply area. The increased data and analytics that the smart programme will deliver, including granular customer usage insight, is a crucial component in engaging our customer base to reduce demand and achieve our water savings.

Delivery: South East · SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Extensions: Initial implementation + 5 year term followed by option to renew for a further 5 year term.Variant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Portsmouth Water require a minimum annual turnover of £15m and satisfactory credit rating

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Oct 2022, 19:05 BST
Last source update
17 Jul 2023, 10:05 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020436
Classification (CPV)
Billing systemCommunication and multimedia software packageCommunication software packageContact management software packageCustomer Relation Management software development servicesCustomer Relation Management software packageData servicesElectronic data exchange servicesIndustry specific software packageInstallation services (except software)
+8 moreSales, marketing and business intelligence software packageSoftware configuration services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037537 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=795912343" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=795912343</a> GO Reference: GO-2023717-PRO-23421202

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Dec 2022, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Dec 2022, 11:30 GMT
Deposits and guarantees

In the event of an unsuitable credit rating for the bidding entity, Portsmouth Water may require a parent company guarantee from a suitably rated parent.

Timeline

11 Nov 2022 → 17 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    11 Nov 2022
  2. Submission deadline
    30 Dec 2022, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    30 Dec 2022, 11:30 GMT
  4. Notice published
    17 Jul 2023, 10:05 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2022
  1. Published value updated to £14,000,000
    11 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
    was £10,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    11 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    11 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 30 Dec 2022, 11:00 GMT
    11 Nov 2022, 16:05 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2023, 10:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kraken Technologies Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Portsmouth Water

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, South East, PO9 1LGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria