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Published 11 May 2023, 10:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GBC - Salesforce software support and development

Official notice

Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£408,100published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2023awarded 10 Aug 2023
Awarded to NimbusPoint Consulting Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2028 · starts 1 Aug 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Guildford Borough Council, as part of its ongoing digital and system transformation, is seeking to appoint an experienced qualified supplier to support, rationalise and reengineer its current Salesforce provision.

CPV: Software support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Salesforce software support and developmentAwarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Aug 2023 – 31 Jul 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
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)
  • Technical Evaluation: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Evaluation: 60%
  • Price: 40%
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
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 May 2023, 10:45 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2023, 12:07 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
GBC - 036268
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023370
Classification (CPV)
Software support services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c7df Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Timeline

12 Jun 2023 → 10 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    12 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Aug 2023, 12:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2023, 12:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £408,1001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 43 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NimbusPoint Consulting LtdSME£408,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guildford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authority10 Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BB, Guildford , South East, GU2 4BBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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