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Published 3 Jul 2024, 17:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ICT-24-009 - Provision of Web Hosting, Maintenance, Support and Development Services for EA Corporate Website, Microsites and Sub Domains

Official notice

Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£480,000exc. VAT34.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2024awarded 22 Oct 2024
Awarded to BT48.COM LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Education Authority in Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the EA) invites tenders for the provision of web hosting, maintenance, support and development of the EA corporate website and all EA microsites/sub domains on the content management system Drupal platform. The contract is for a period of two years, with option for 1 x 13-month period extension (subject to internal EA budget and approval processes).

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet and intranet software development services · Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems · Software package and information systems · Web server software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: Initial contract period of 2 years with an optional extension period of up to 13 months. · Ongoing requirement so will be renewed via separate procurement exerciseVariant bids: not allowed
48000000 Software package and information systems72212220 Internet and intranet software development services72212222 Web server software development services72212900 Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Award Criteria: 40%
  • Quantitative Award Criteria: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitative Award Criteria: 40
  • Quantitative Award Criteria: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Yes
First published
3 Jul 2024, 17:27 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2024, 12:26 BST
Award evaluation window
5 Aug 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034130
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet and intranet software development servicesMiscellaneous software development services and computer systemsSoftware package and information systemsWeb server software development services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047a69 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Aug 2024, 15:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

5 Aug 2024 → 3 Nov 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2024, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Aug 2024, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Oct 2024, 12:26 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Nov 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Oct 2024, 12:26 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    22 Oct 2024, 12:26 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £314,3361 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 131 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BT48.COM LTDSMEContract£314,336 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · BT48.COM LTDSME

    Signed
    22 Oct 2024
    Value
    £314,336
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13bids · 13 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

the Education Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation 40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BT48.COM LTDAwarded supplier 4/6 MAGAZINE STREET, LONDONDERRY, UK, BT48 6HJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.