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Published 21 Sept 2021, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 7 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide an integrated chat and blogging platform that facilitates peer-to-peer communication between prospective students and student ambassadors and staff.

The supplier specifically is required to have the ability to provide the following services:

  1. A 12 month subscription to a platform that provides the following features:
  2. Provide support with implementation and optimisation:
  3. Ability to transfer existing data, content and contacts from an existing Unibuddy implementation into the platform

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Marketing management consultancy services · Marketing services · Programming services of packaged software products · Sales or marketing software development services · Sales or marketing software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction
yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
48480000 Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package48481000 Sales or marketing software package72210000 Programming services of packaged software products72212480 Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services72212481 Sales or marketing software development services79342000 Marketing services

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: Ability to meet the Requirements: 40%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Ability to meet the Requirements: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “(NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2021, 14:54 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2021, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
DN564118
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023470
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityMarketing management consultancy servicesMarketing servicesProgramming services of packaged software productsSales or marketing software development servicesSales or marketing software packageSales, marketing and business intelligence software development servicesSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e321 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the

award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who

have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High

Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive

knowledge of breach.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • (NU/1589-35) Integrated chat and blogging platform

    Signed
    7 Sept 2021
    Value
    £24,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RUContact name, email, phone

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice
  • UnibuddyAdmitted to the market 15 Westland Place, London, UK, N1 7LP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.