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Published 1 Apr 2021, 18:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Hosting and Maintenance of Office for Students Website

Official notice

Authority: Office for Students (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK1)
Published estimate£296,000exc. VAT1.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 May 2021awarded 28 Jul 2021
Awarded to Cantarus ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office for Students requires a supplier who can provide us with the following services:

•Resilient cloud hosting for the OfS website.

•Support and maintenance.

•Migration from incumbent supplier (if applicable).

•Small scale developments and enhancements.

•Ability to undertake large scale developments on a project-by-project basis.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A supplier to provide us with the following services:AwardedPublished value£296,000

A supplier to provide us with the following services:

•Resilient cloud hosting for the OfS website.

•Support and maintenance.

•Migration from incumbent supplier (if applicable).

•Small scale developments and enhancements.

•Ability to undertake large scale developments on a project-by-project basis. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855 ↗

Delivery: South West · Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
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
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
1 Apr 2021, 18:24 BST
Last source update
12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST
Award evaluation window
4 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
PRN1634
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-019573
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a25e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=618267297 GO Reference: GO-2021812-PRO-18725776

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
Submission deadline
4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/98UNG57855 ↗

Timeline

4 May 2021 → 12 Aug 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 May 2021, 11:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Aug 2021, 12:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £290,8001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cantarus ltdSME£290,800 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 019573-2021-1 · Cantarus ltdSME

    Signed
    28 Jul 2021
    Value
    £290,800
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office for Students

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Nicholson House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8SRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cantarus LimitedAwarded supplier04700674 123 Wellington Road South, Stockport, South West, SK1 3TH

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