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Published 29 Jul 2021, 10:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electoral Management System (EMS) and Associated Requirements for The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)
Published estimate£216,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority requires an Electoral Management System (EMS) and associated requirements / modules which provide the following functionality (see Annex A for the Authority's full requirements) -

  • The EMS must have the functionality to setup and manage the election process and deliver each stage according to the statutory timetable which needs to be embedded in the main EMS system;
  • The EMS must have the functionality to manage the verification of postal votes returned at the time of an election;
  • The EMS must have functionality to facilitate the data-mining and data-matching of locally held data sets to identify new electors and to verify the identities of new applicants;
  • The EMS must be able to provide and facilitate the management of an election staff self-portal
  • The EMS must have the ability to provide an electronic annual canvass response functionality whereby residents can make their household returns by telephone, web / online or SMS;
  • The EMS must have the ability to facilitate and acknowledge postal canvass returns as well as the electronic canvass response channels;
  • The EMS must be able to provide a digital personal canvass solution via tablet software (but it is also desirable to also be able to do this by phone) for in person visits made by canvassers;
  • A web-based version (or equivalent) of the EMS available for use by the Authority's Customer Service Centre;
  • Online polling station staff training;
  • It is desirable that the EMS is able to provide and facilitate the management of a candidate self-service portal The EMS must be on premise and will be hosted on RBWM's locally-held servers and accessible via on premise software. The Authority intends to move the EMS to a hosted solution in the future when possible, practical and affordable to do so.

CPV: Administration software package · Industry specific software package · Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1See description under II.1.4RenewalPublished value£216,000

See description under II.1.4. Short description. Additional information: How to Express an Interest in This Tender

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Delivery: South East · The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
Extensions: This contract may be extended for three (3) possible twelve (12) month extensions at the sole discretion of the AuthorityVariant bids: not allowed
48219300 Administration software package75130000 Supporting services for the government

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
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
29 Jul 2021, 10:49 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2021, 10:49 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018048
Classification (CPV)
Administration software packageIndustry specific software packageSupporting services for the government
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cbca Find a Tender

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
8 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Sept 2021, 13:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

29 Jul 2021 → 8 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Jul 2021, 10:49 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Sept 2021, 13:30 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 8 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
    29 Jul 2021, 10:49 BST
    +7 days · was 1 Sept 2021, 13:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.21 Sept 20218 Sept 2021+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall,St Ives Road, MAIDENHEAD, South East, SL61RFContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Borough of Windsor & MaidenheadReview body Maidenhead

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