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Published 15 May 2023, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IT Managed Services · Soda IT Support (South) Limited for GWE Business West Ltd (May 2023)

Official notice

Authority: GWE Business West Ltd

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£750,000exc. VAT10.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Jun 2023awarded 3 Oct 2023
Awarded to Soda IT Support (South) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

GWE Business West Ltd (Business West) is seeking to appoint a provider to deliver a corporate IT Managed Services solution, using the Open Procedure as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
Delivery: South West · Leigh Court, BS8 3RA
Extensions: See tender documents for detailsVariant 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: 25
Published award criteria (2)
  • 75% Technical 25% Financial: 75 25
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 25 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 May 2023, 15:26 BST
Last source update
3 Oct 2023, 09:48 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Jun 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029058
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c8d7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See tender documents for full details

Publisher note: See tender documents for full details (MT Ref:230415)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
16 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Jun 2023 → 3 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Oct 2023, 09:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Oct 2023, 09:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £673,8451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1514 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Oct 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Soda IT Support (South) LimitedSME£673,845 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic · 15 from abroad14——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GWE Business West Ltd

Contracting authorityGWE Business West LtdBusiness consultancy, support and events Leigh Court Business Centre, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, South West, BS8 3RAContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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