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Published 24 Jun 2022, 16:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Front Door Online portal 2022

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Published estimate£1,960,000exc. VAT23.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jul 2022awarded 10 Mar 2023
Awarded to GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dudley Council was seeking a partner to deliver a digital self-service solution to connect with and serve our residents. Our aim is to provide an outstanding customer service at reduced cost. The solution must include integration with back-office systems and enable us to update residents on their requests. The Council was seeking a digital solution to provide a self-service and mediated contact and request service for our residents, businesses, and visitors. We expect the solution to deliver a wide range of online capability including:

  • allow us to manage our interactions with residents seamlessly across all channels,
  • enable us to transform how we provide services by integrating with systems used by the Council thus automating service provision,
  • be effective to deploy with easy to develop forms with built-in workflow capability.We seek a long-term partner with whom we can develop a solution that delivers outstanding customer service and streamline our processes.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£1,960,000
Delivery: West Midlands · Within the Dudley Borough
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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 award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
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
Competitive dialogue
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jun 2022, 16:13 BST
Last source update
5 Apr 2023, 11:42 BST
Authority reference
AH225
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009929
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a99 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that this is an award notice and the contract has been let to the Contractor above. Expressions of interest in future contracts should be directed as in section I. Supply chain opportunities should be sought directly with the awarded contractor as detailed above.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Jul 2022, 16:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Jul 2022 → 5 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Jul 2022, 16:59 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Apr 2023, 11:42 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Apr 2023, 11:42 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITEDDigital Front Door Platform£1,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Dudley MBC

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice,Review body London,

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.