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Published 6 Oct 2023, 11:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of a Learning Management System

Official notice

Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£425,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Nov 2023awarded 10 Apr 2024
Awarded to SevernSoft Limited T/A Essential Computing2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is led by Cumberland Council on behalf of both Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council. The councils are going to the market for a modern, innovative Learning Management System which is intuitive, modern and user-friendly. The system must provide a complete Learning Management System geared towards the needs of the councils.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£425,000
Delivery: North West
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 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
Open 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2023, 11:37 BST
Last source update
30 Apr 2024, 14:44 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN685699
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013907
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040887 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Nov 2023 → 30 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Apr 2024, 14:44 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Apr 2024, 14:44 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £414,5351 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 10
Contracts signed 2latest 10 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SevernSoft Limited T/A Essential Computing£414,535 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
SevernSoft Limited T/A Essential Computing£414,535 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumberland Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.