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Published 11 Feb 2022, 12:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Intranet & Website Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000≈ £75k / year
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2022awarded 17 Jun 2022
Awarded to Softcat plc (Main Account)
Contract term 3 yrs 4 moends 31 Oct 2025 · extension options published · starts 6 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

1.1 The Authority is seeking Tender for Provision for an Intranet and Website Replacement. The Authority currently has an outward facing, publicly accessible Website and an inward facing, available to all RBFRS staff, Intranet, known as Siren. There are also key systems within the Service that are integrated with Siren. Integration with these systems are included in the requirements and an inventory of systems is available here in the Appendix.

  • Recurrence: three years

CPV: Internet and intranet software development services · Internet and intranet software package · Internet or intranet client application development services · Intranet network · Web page editing software development services · Web page editing software package · Web search engine providers · World wide web (www) site design services · World wide web (www) site operation host services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrs 4 moPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 6 Jul 2022 – 31 Oct 2025 (3 yrs 4 mo)
Delivery: UK, South East · Reading
Extensions: As per ITT - statement of requirements and Proposal with additional features · 1+1+1Variant 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: 39Price: 40
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Softcat: 39
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (2)
  • Softcat: 39%
  • Price: 40%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 79 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · three years
First published
11 Feb 2022, 12:09 GMT
Last source update
6 Jul 2022, 17:12 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
1014
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018556
Classification (CPV)
Internet and intranet software development servicesInternet and intranet software packageInternet or intranet client application development servicesIntranet networkWeb page editing software development servicesWeb page editing software packageWeb search engine providersWorld wide web (www) site design servicesWorld wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03162e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Mar 2022 → 6 Jul 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    24 Mar 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    24 Jun 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    6 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published
    6 Jul 2022, 17:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2022, 17:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Softcat plc (Main Account)Subcontracting: Partnering with Perspicuity£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services VAT gb 642 4620 56 Newsham Court, Reading, South East, RG31 7SDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service Review body Reading
  • Royal Courts of JusticeMediation body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Softcat plc (Main Account)Awarded supplierGB 491 8485 03 Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL7 1LWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.