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Published 24 Nov 2022, 16:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4338839 DoJ PONI - Development of External Website and Recurring Annual Support and Hosting Arrangements

Official notice

Authority: Department of Justice - Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£330,000exc. VAT9.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Dec 2022awarded 22 Feb 2023
Awarded to Information withheld for security reasons

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s website is a vital means by which it makes information available to the public, police and a range of stakeholders. This information includes investigative reports, case summaries, press releases, publications, videos, statistics, an online complaints form and other information. The overall aim of this contract is in support of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s commitment to raising public, police and stakeholder awareness and confidence in its work through the provision of timely, accurate and easily accessible information, and the ability to make a complaint online. The Police Ombudsman’s Office (the Office) is committed to openness and transparency, subject to the legal parameters within which it operates. The Office is seeking to appoint a contractor to design, develop, support, maintain and host a dedicated website, as well as administration facilities to allow Police Ombudsman staff to maintain and update the site. The site CMS must, in addition, provide a means by which the site may be optimised for search engines, and must provide for the bulk distribution of emails to editable contacts lists (e.g. press releases to media contacts). Please refer to the separate document “ID 4338839 Specification Schedule” for further information.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet and intranet software development services · Internet and intranet software package · Internet browsing software package · Internet or intranet client application development services · Internet or intranet server application development services · Internet services · Networking software development services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services · Provider services · Software package and information systems · Web page editing software development services · +3 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£330,000

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)
  • Qualitiative Criteria: 60%
  • Quantiative Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Qualitiative Criteria: 60
  • Quantiative Criteria: 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Nov 2022, 16:41 GMT
Last source update
23 Feb 2023, 08:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-005374
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet and intranet software development servicesInternet and intranet software packageInternet browsing software packageInternet or intranet client application development servicesInternet or intranet server application development servicesInternet servicesNetworking software development servicesNetworking, Internet and intranet software development servicesProvider services
+5 moreSoftware package and information systemsWeb page editing software development services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038829 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and has incorporated a standstill period (minimum 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision and provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored against the agreed Key Performance Indicators as. detailed in the Commercial Conditions of Contract Schedule for ICT Schedule 5 – Contract and Service Management and Specification. Schedule. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is. paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after. the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in. CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may. be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the.. contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all. procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland. Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
23 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT

Timeline

23 Dec 2022 → 23 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    23 Dec 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    23 Feb 2023, 08:04 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    23 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2023, 08:04 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 Feb 2023, 08:04 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £299,1431 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Information withheld for security reasonsContract£299,143 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract · Information withheld for security reasons

    Signed
    22 Feb 2023
    Value
    £299,143
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department of Justice - Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Information withheld for security reasons, BELFAST, UKContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Police Ombudsman for Northern IrelandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services BELFAST, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Insert: The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier Belfast, UKContact email

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