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Published 22 Nov 2022, 16:14 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DfE Consumer Council - Provision, Implementation, Configuration and Support of a Customer Relationship Management System

Official notice

Authority: DfE - The Consumer Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£134,400exc. VAT16.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Dec 2022awarded 26 Jan 2023
Awarded to ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Consumer Council wishes to implement a new Complaints Relationship Management (CRM) System. The Contractor will be required to provide a solution that meets the needs of the organisation in order to manage its statutory complaints function. The Client will also require on-going maintenance, support services and user licences. The aim is to procure, install and migrate to a CRM solution that provides a robust and flexible complaints management system that will support the effective and efficient management of user information. The Client is therefore seeking to appoint a Contractor to deliver, implement, support and maintain a new complaints management system and provide customisation as required.

  • Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 months prior to expiry of this contract anticipated to be November 2028.

CPV: Custom software development services · Data analysis services · Data capture services · Data collection and collation services · Data conversion services · Data preparation services · Data services · Data storage services · Data-processing services · Database services · Development of transaction processing and custom software · Helpdesk and support services · +4 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£134,400
Extensions: After the initial contract period of 3 years, there will be options to extend the contract for further 2 years consisting of two periods of 1 year each. 3yr initial, + 1yr optional + 1yr optional · The contract is anticipated to be renewed on expiry of the final contract period and prior to August 2028.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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Cost: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    SC1 Fair Work

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
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 · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 months prior to expiry of this contract anticipated to be November 2028.

First published
22 Nov 2022, 16:14 GMT
Last source update
26 Jan 2023, 11:23 GMT
Award evaluation window
22 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID 4567825
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002388
Classification (CPV)
Custom software development servicesData analysis servicesData capture servicesData collection and collation servicesData conversion servicesData preparation servicesData servicesData storage servicesData-processing servicesDatabase services
+6 moreDevelopment of transaction processing and custom softwareHelpdesk and support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038767 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The Client will monitor the Contractor’s performance against the agreed Key Performance Indicators as detailed in the Specification Schedule and Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule for ICT Schedule 5 – Contract and Service Management.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and.. where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of.. contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the.. unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into

Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored.. Contractors not delivering.. on contract.. requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If. a contractor fails to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If after the specified. time, they still fail to reach satisfactory.. levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for. further action. If this occurs and their.. performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave.. professional.. misconduct and they may be issued with a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a.. Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken.. by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period. of. twelve.. months from the date of issue of the Notice. This contract will not be awarded in Lots as a single supplier is required.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

22 Dec 2022 → 22 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    26 Jan 2023, 11:23 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Jan 2023, 11:23 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £156,4821 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONSSMEContract£156,482 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DfE - The Consumer Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Floor 3, Seatem House, 28-32 Alfred Street,, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8ENContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.Review body As above

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.