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Published 22 Sept 2023, 12:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Learning Management System and library of E-Learning Content

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)

Published estimate£680,000exc. VAT2.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 23 Oct 2023awarded 22 Feb 2024

Awarded to Skillgate Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, on behalf of the Local Government Training Group (LGTG), wishes to engage the services of a competent person/organisation to provide a cloud based E-Learning Management System (LMS) and E-Learning content compatible with the solution which will be used by the LGTG and 11 District Councils of Northern Ireland to assist with the Learning and Development of their employees

Recurrence: September 2028

CPV: Database-management system · E-learning services · Library management system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£680,000

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: 3 extensions of 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed

48161000 Library management system 48612000 Database-management system

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: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Methodology: 80%
Cost: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Methodology: 80
Cost: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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: 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 · September 2028
First published: 22 Sept 2023, 12:47 BST
Last source update: 8 Mar 2024, 15:02 GMT
Award evaluation window: 23 Oct 2023 – …
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-007554
Classification (CPV): Database-management systemE-learning servicesLibrary management system
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040302 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: 23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 23 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 8 Mar 2024 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
23 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
23 Oct 2023, 12:30 BST
Bids must remain valid until
21 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT
Notice published
8 Mar 2024, 15:02 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
8 Mar 2024, 15:02 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextII.2.5)	Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 20 Cost criterion - Name: price / Weighting: 80	Quality criterion - Name: quality / Weighting: 80 Cost criterion - Name: price / Weighting: 20

The original notice has stated that the evaluation will be based on 20 percent quality and 80 percent cost. This is an error and as per the published ITT documents the evaluation split is 80 percent quality and 20 percent cost.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £664,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Skillgate LtdSME	£664,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Learning Management System and Library of E-Learning Content · Skillgate LtdSME
Signed
22 Feb 2024
Value
£664,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island, Lisburn, UK, BT27 4RLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Lisburn Castlereagh City CouncilReview body Lisburn
Lisburn Castlereagh CouncilReview body Lisburn

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SKILLGATE LIMITEDAwarded supplier Gabem House, MIDHURST, UK, GU29 0DPContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.