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Published 13 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

eMarketplace to Facilitate Tailend Spend · NEUPC Ltd (Aug 2021)

Official notice

Authority: NEUPC Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 5 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesCompetitive dialogue
Framework ceiling (notional)£80,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The required eMarketplace is intended to be an established emarketplace which can manage and control tail end spend through P-Cards and improve compliance. This procurement would be seeking to compliment other systems in place and not compete against member established integrated eMarketplaces, members may have established. Bidders must have an established supply chain for products.

The focus would be on tail end spend in the sector not covered by established frameworks

The list of in scope requirements for software would be:

Ability to categorise products

Provision of VAT data required

Scope for 500+ users per account

UNSPEC coding of products desired

Workflows for order authorisation

Potential for order aggregation

Reporting capability by Category, Spend, Supplier size

Capability of restrictions by Category, Market Type, Locality or Product

Potential for finance system integration

Training

Account Management

CPV: Electronic marketplace retailing services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£80,000,000
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Optional 12 month extension may be appliedSecond stage: 1–null 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As set out in the SQ

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “eMarketplace to Facilitate Tailend Spend” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST
Last source update
13 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST
Authority reference
ITS2007 NE
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019789
Classification (CPV)
Electronic marketplace retailing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d4bc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Electronic-marketplace-retailing-services./5R83Q78753 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5R83Q78753 GO Reference: GO-2021813-PRO-18735714

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
13 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline

Timeline

13 Aug 2021 → 13 Sept 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Aug 2021, 16:15 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

NEUPC Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade, Leeds, UK, LS1 5QXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • APUCContracting authority Stirling, UKContact email
  • HEPCWContracting authority Cardiff, UKContact email
  • NWUPCContracting authority Manchester, UKContact email
  • Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumContracting authority Reading, UKContact email
  • European UnionFunder

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