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Published 18 Feb 2021, 02:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DHSC: WTD - Information Management Services 4 (IMS4)

Official notice

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£25,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Mar 2021awarded 17 Dec 2021
Awarded to ENTSERV UK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DHSC: Information Management Services 4 (IMS4):<br/><br/>The IMS4 Programme is the contract for the Provision of Information Management Services to the Department. The contract has been awarded to EntServ UK (Trading as DXC).<br/><br/>The new contract will replace the current IMS3 IT Services contract with Atos, which is due to expire in October 2022.<br/><br/>The new contract is for an initial 5-year term, valued at £36.17M and includes an option to extend for a further 2 years with a total contract value of £48.96M.

  • Recurrence: There is an option for a 24-month extension to this contract (after the initial 60-month period. There will be a need to re-procure this service during this time period, or sooner if the extension is not activated.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£25,000,000
Delivery: London · London, Leeds and other DHSC Regional offices
Extensions: A single 24-mth extension if activated.Second stage: up to 4 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: 30%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality/Technical: 60%
  • Price: 30%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Quality/Technical: 60
  • Price: 30
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 · There is an option for a 24-month extension to this contract (after the initial 60-month period. There will be a need to re-procure this service during this time period, or sooner if the extension is not activated.

First published
18 Feb 2021, 02:41 GMT
Last source update
22 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT
Authority reference
C12244
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032125
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02940d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Please refer to the Draft Contract within the ITT pack

Publisher note: For more information you MUST register on the DHSC Atamis eCommercial system at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a074J000007FG6MQAW&searchStr=IMS4&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Feb 2021 → 22 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Feb 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2021, 16:55 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextContract title · II.1.1.1Information Management Systems 4 (IMS4)Information Management Services 4 (IMS4)

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,960,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ENTSERV UK LIMITED£48,960,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032125-2021-1 · ENTSERV UK LIMITED

    Signed
    17 Dec 2021
    Value
    £48,960,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ENTSERV UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier00053419 Royal Pavilion, Wellesley Rd, Aldershot GU11 1PZ, United Kingdom, Aldershot, South East, GU11 1PZ

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