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Published 19 Jan 2023, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Historic Royal Palaces Ticketing System Tender

Official notice

Authority: Historic Royal Palaces (Public body)

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT7.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2023awarded 20 Sept 2023
Awarded to Expian Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is seeking to undertake a tender exercise to identify a Ticketing System Platform to serve them for at least the next 3-5 years. This is intended to enable HRP to select a visionary ticketing platform solution partner with a state-of-the-art but cost-effective ticketing solution, as well as in-house project, development, integration, and design expertise. Key aspects of the selection will be identifying a partner who can provide a smooth transition from the current platform; maintain all current ticketing, membership and donation functionality online and onsite; allow for the provision of a stable and fully scalable platform; provide full integration into HRP's Customer Relationship Management system; continue to provide services for B2B clients; and provide HRP with a fully managed service for the delivery and support of all associated hardware and services as required.

  • Recurrence: 5 Years

CPV: For entrance tickets · For tickets · Industry specific software package · Internet or intranet client application development services · Sales or marketing software package · Tickets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is seeking to undertake a tender exercise to identify a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is seeking to undertake a tender exercise to identify a Ticketing Platform Solution to serve them for at least the next 3-5 years. This is intended to enable HRP to select a visionary ticketing platform solution partner with a state-of-the-art but cost-effective ticketing solution, as well as in-house project, development, integration, and design expertise. The chosen partner will be able to quickly deliver a solution that increases capability to sell a wide range of tickets, memberships, and other products, and provide functionality that enables delivery of complex ticket packages, more sophisticated pricing strategies and integrates with a range of payment methods. Key aspects of the selection will be identifying a partner who can provide a smooth transition from the current platform; maintain all current ticketing, membership and donation functionality online and onsite; allow for the provision of a stable and fully scalable platform; provide full integration into HRP's Customer Relationship Management system; continue to provide services for B2B clients; and provide HRP with a fully managed service for the delivery and support of all associated hardware and services as required.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: Options will exist within the agreement for a renewal of the agreement beyond the initial term up to an estimated total duration of 5 years.Second stage: 3–5 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Cost: 30
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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 Years
First published
19 Jan 2023, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
21 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-027887
Classification (CPV)
For entrance ticketsFor ticketsIndustry specific software packageInternet or intranet client application development servicesSales or marketing software packageTickets
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0398fe Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=810275618" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=810275618</a> GO Reference: GO-2023921-PRO-24012709

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/register/ ↗

Submission deadline
20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Feb 2023 → 21 Sept 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    21 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Sept 2023, 12:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,154,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Sept 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Expian LtdSMEHRP Ticketing System£2,154,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • HRP Ticketing System · Expian LtdSME

    Signed
    20 Sept 2023
    Value
    £2,154,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Historic Royal Palaces

Contracting authorityPublic bodyIndependent CharityRecreation, culture and religion Apartment 62, East Molesey, UK, KT8 9AUContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Expian LtdAwarded supplier12698240 8/12 Camden High Street, Camden High Street, 5th Floor, London, London, NW1 0JH

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria