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Published 14 Oct 2021, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Specialist Resources for Microsoft 365 and Cloud Services

Official notice

Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£6,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2021awarded 2 Feb 2022
Awarded to RedCortex Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following the tender exercise, Digital Health and Care Wales has appointed a supplier to provision specialist resources to meet the evolving requirements of DHCW in relation to the design and delivery of Wales-wide Microsoft 365 products, and the wider cloud transformation of DHCW national products and services.

  • Recurrence: October 2024, if the optional extensions are utilised and specialist resources are still required

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1As set out in section II.1.4 of the Contract Notice, the successful supplier will be…AwardedRenewal

As set out in section II.1.4 of the Contract Notice, the successful supplier will be required to support DHCW in delivering the following high-level requirements:

  1. The continued development and support of the all Wales Microsoft 365 platform to meet best practice, including strengthening cyber security standards.
  2. Utilising the Power Platform in the delivery of a set of national ‘Apps’ and automations to improve patient care and drive business efficiencies. 3. Support the establishment of a DHCW Office 365 Centre of Excellence (“CoE”) for long-term sustainable support and development of the platform. Additional information: Work will be allocated to the successful supplier on a work-package by work-package basis which should enable the supplier and DHCW to manage delivery and resources effectively, thereby maximising the value from the contract.
Delivery: UK · Various Sites across Wales
Extensions: All requirements/developments will be undertaken via work package based approach and called off as and when required throughout the duration of the contract. · There will be an option to extend for a further two (2) years, in annual increments.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: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Conformance to Specification: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Conformance to Specification: 80
  • Price: 20
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · publisher note attached
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 · October 2024, if the optional extensions are utilised and specialist resources are still required
First published
14 Oct 2021, 11:05 BST
Last source update
4 Feb 2022, 13:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Nov 2021 – …
Authority reference
P760
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003263
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ebc7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:118320)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Submission deadline
17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Nov 2021, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Nov 2021 → 4 Feb 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Nov 2021, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    4 Feb 2022, 13:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Feb 2022, 13:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £6,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Feb 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RedCortex Ltd£6,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 003263-2022-P760-1 · RedCortex Ltd

    Signed
    2 Feb 2022
    Value
    £6,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW")

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Ty Glan Yr Afon, 21 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, UK, CF11 9ADContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Redcortex LtdAwarded supplier 5th Floor Trafalgar House, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, CF240EDContact 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