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Published 15 Mar 2023, 08:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ITT for a Finance System for the Royal Academy of Music

Official notice

Authority: Royal Academy of Music·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsRestricted procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2023awarded 1 Aug 2023
Awarded to Embridge Consulting Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Academy requires a finance system to manage which needs to meet a range of requirements to support the financial management and reporting needs of the Academy.

CPV: Financial information systems · Financial systems software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Delivery: London · Royal Academy of Music
Extensions: Estimated 5 year contract plus 5 year extensionSecond stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 65%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Experience: 10%
  • Project Management: 5%
  • Implementation Process: 15%
  • Technical Requirements: 35%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Experience: 10
  • Project Management: 5
  • Implementation Process: 15
  • Technical Requirements: 35
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Procedure method
Restricted 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Mar 2023, 08:24 GMT
Last source update
17 Oct 2023, 10:06 BST
Authority reference
EP188
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030558
Classification (CPV)
Financial information systemsFinancial systems software package
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2e5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

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
29 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Mar 2023 → 17 Oct 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Mar 2023, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Mar 2023, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Oct 2023, 10:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Oct 2023, 10:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    17 Oct 2023, 10:06 BST
Published amendments (1)

Please note the new deadlines: SQ Deadline: 06/04/2023 17:00 hours ITT Stage: 19/04/2023 17:00 hours Award early May 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Embridge Consulting LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic——£151,185 – £423,201

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Royal Academy of Music

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation 310007 Marylebone Road, London, UK, NW1 5HTContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Embridge Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier214787591 Kent Space, Springhead Road Springhead Business Park, Northfleet, South East, DA11 8HJContact email, phone

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