Official UK procurement notice
Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution Delivery Partner
Authority: Stonewater Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStonewater is pleased to invite interested and qualified suppliers to participate in a competitive process to deliver Salesforce’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, hereafter referred to as ‘The Tender’.
The implementation of the chosen CRM solution is part of Stonewater’s journey towards achieving a number of key business objectives:
•Transforming Customer Service: Enhancing the way we deliver customer service at Stonewater, ensuring a more streamlined, responsive and customer-focused experience.
•Eliminating Legacy System Constraints: Addressing the limitations of our current legacy systems by implementing a modern solution that overcomes inefficiencies and operational roadblocks.
•Enhancing Agility: Increasing organisational agility through a platform that supports an ecosystem of apps and flexible bolt-on features, allowing for easier adaptation to future needs and technological advancements.
CPV: Software programming and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open Procedure: The Open Procedure is a single-stage, competitive and transparent…Published value£1,000,000
Open Procedure: The Open Procedure is a single-stage, competitive and transparent procurement method where all interested suppliers are invited to submit their tenders. This approach ensures that every eligible supplier has the opportunity to participate and be considered for inclusion.
Process Description:
1.Invitation to Tender: All potential suppliers are invited to submit their tenders in response to this procurement notice. The invitation will detail the requirements, scope of work, and specific criteria for how each bid will be assessed and scored.
2.Submission of Tenders: Suppliers must submit their tenders by the specified deadline. Submissions should include both their written technical responses and financial proposals, addressing the key requirements of the project.
3.Evaluation:
oQualitative Evaluation: This will be assessed in two stages:
(a) Bidders will provide written responses to the questions included in Document 3 – Questions. The evaluation will assess the quality, expertise, and suitability of each supplier’s proposed approach and experience in delivering the required solution. It will also review their ability to support change management across Stonewater, as well as other aspects, such as their approach to delivering social value and sustainability initiatives.
Answers will be completed on Stonewater’s e-tendering portal, with Document 3 being used for guidance only.
(b) The three highest placed bidders, following the conclusion of the evaluation of the written responses and commercial submissions, will be invited for a final stage interview. All information, including the questions that will be posed to bidders in this section can be found in Document 5 – Supplier Interview Questions.
oQuantitative Evaluation: This will focus on the total price submitted by each bidder. Pricing will be assessed on a time and materials basis, using a pre-written submission document to ensure alignment with Stonewater’s target cost for the project and the associated budgetary constraints.
4.Appointment to Contract: It is Stonewater’s intention to appoint one supplier for the delivery of this project, based on the outcome of this tender exercise.
5.Contract Award: The successful bidder will be notified and formally appointed under contract, subject to negotiation and all checks and approvals being successfully achieved. Unsuccessful suppliers will be informed of the decision and will be provided with feedback on why they were unsuccessful.
6.Contract Management: Following appointment, the successful bidder will be expected to adhere to the terms of the contract and deliver the required services as outlined. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/KQ6C9EWJ3V ↗
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Responses to Written Technical Questions: 40%
- Interviews: 20%
- Commercial Proposal: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Responses to Written Technical Questions: 40
- Interviews: 20
- Commercial Proposal: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 13 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
00502-CS- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001107- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cfb7Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./KQ6C9EWJ3V To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/KQ6C9EWJ3V GO Reference: GO-2025113-PRO-29113275
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Jan 2025 → 12 Aug 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published13 Jan 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Submission deadline12 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened13 Feb 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria