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Published 21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mis/Disinformation Monitoring and Analysis Services

Official notice

Authority: Department of Culture, Media and Sport

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£600,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) requires a delivery partner to provide monitoring and analysis of social media content, with a clear focus on UK audiences (where possible to make that distinction), to identify harmful disinformation and misinformation narratives, Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour (CIB) or systematic manipulation of the information environment

  • Recurrence: January 2025

CPV: Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£600,000
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Extensions: DCMS reserves the right to extend the contract for a period, or periods, of up to 12 months. Competition to be re-opened at end of contract term (including any extension options taken)Variant 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

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
Closed
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 · January 2025
First published
21 Apr 2023, 14:05 BST
Last source update
26 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST
Award evaluation window
24 May 2023 – …
Authority reference
103528
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011957
Classification (CPV)
Supporting services for the government
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c335 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. To participate in this tender opportunity prospective tenderers will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement in order to receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. The non-disclosure agreement can be downloaded from the linked tenderbox using access code YG3AY775HT Signed non-disclosure agreements should be returned via the linked tenderbox - please include the tender reference number 103528 in the subject line. Once a signed agreement is received you will be issued with the ITT document. Please note that the deadline for receipts of tenders is 17:00 Hrs BST 22nd May 2023 Please ensure that you download and return your completed non-disclosure agreement promptly to allow yourself time to provide a full tender response prior to the closing date and time. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Supporting-services-for-the-government./YG3AY775HT" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Supporting-services-for-the-government./YG3AY775HT</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YG3AY775HT" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/YG3AY775HT</a> GO Reference: GO-2023421-PRO-22600102

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
22 May 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 May 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Apr 2023 → 24 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Apr 2023, 12:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 May 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 May 2023, 10:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextVI.3 · VI.3Signed non-disclosure agreements should be returned via the linked tenderbox . Please include the tender reference number 103528 in the subject line.Signed non-disclosure agreements should be returned via the linked tenderbox using the messaging function provided and an additional copy emailed to [email protected]. Please include the tender reference number 103528 in the subject line.

Section VI.3 Complementary Information is amended as follows; Signed non-disclosure agreements should be returned via the linked tenderbox using the messaging function provided and an additional copy emailed to [email protected]. Please include the tender reference number 103528 in the subject line. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a …

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Culture, Media and Sport

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 100 Parliament Street, London, UK, SW1A 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

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