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Published 20 Oct 2022, 16:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£3,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2022awarded 8 Feb 2023
Awarded to Epimorphics Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support and manage the services, environments, data and code including:

a Production, staging and development environments

b components and software of each service

c updates to each service (including security updates and minor enhancements)

  • Maintain and deliver all technical and system documentation for the supported services
  • Manage and maintain the supported services source code within the Authority’s GitHub repository or another appropriate repository agreed with the buyer as an exception.
  • Manage and maintain the data to enable the Authority’s third parties to access live updates 24 hours a day.
  • Change requests and additional activities. This work would be commissioned by the Buyer, with work packages authorised by the Buyer. (Clause 4.14.4 in the Specification).

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 24Variant 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: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Implementation Planning: 10%
  • Technical Solution: 20%
  • Operating the Service: 15%
  • Maintaining a Quality Service: 20%
  • Exit Management: 5%
  • price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Implementation Planning: 10
  • Technical Solution: 20
  • Operating the Service: 15
  • Maintaining a Quality Service: 20
  • Exit Management: 5
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Procedure method
Open 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
First published
20 Oct 2022, 16:22 BST
Last source update
16 Feb 2023, 15:39 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
FS431176
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004802
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03778f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Nov 2022 → 16 Feb 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    21 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    16 Feb 2023, 15:39 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Feb 2023, 15:39 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Feb 2023, 15:39 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Epimorphics LimitedSME£3,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Data Integration, Sharing & Publishing Platform · Epimorphics LimitedSME

    Signed
    8 Feb 2023
    Value
    £3,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Foss House, Peasholme Green, York, UK, YO1 7PRContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Food Standards AgencyReview body York

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Epimorphics LimitedAwarded supplier Court Lodge 105 High Street, Portishead,, Bristol, UK, BS20 6PT

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.