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Published 16 Nov 2022, 12:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Secure Student Document and Verification System

Official notice

Authority: University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000exc. VAT59.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Dec 2022awarded 15 Mar 2023
Awarded to Advanced Secure Technologies Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise to set up a contract with the successful bidder for a Secure Student Document and Verification System to the University and all Group companies.The contract duration is for a maximum of five years (this is subject to satisfactory performance of the contract). The contract will be reviewed against the key performance indicators at the contract management meetings on a monthly basis during the first six months then on a quarterly basis thereafter. The University is seeking to implement a system that will produce both hard copy and digital documents in a secure environment. The system will verify certificates, transcripts, awards, grades and dates of attendance, and be able to produce digital or hard copies which the student/graduate can access on a self-service basis. This opportunity is available via the Intend Portal, web address shown above. Please click to express an interest in order to view the full details.

CPV: Educational software package · Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise to set up a contract…Awarded

The University of Hertfordshire is conducting a tender exercise to set up a contract for a Secure Student Document and Verification System to the University and all group companies. It is intended the contract will commence 1st March 2023 up to a total of five years subject to satisfactory performance of the contract. The system will produce both hard copy and digital documents in a secure environment. The system will verify certificates, transcripts, awards, grades and dates of attendance, and be able to produce digital or hard copies which the student/graduate/external source can access on a self-service basis.

Delivery: East of England
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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the tender documents

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Nov 2022, 12:16 GMT
Last source update
15 Mar 2023, 13:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
2023/S 000-007527
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007538
Classification (CPV)
Educational software packageIndustry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0384e1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
27 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Dec 2022 → 15 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    27 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Mar 2023, 13:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 5 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2023, 12:40 GMT
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV2.2 Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · 127 Nov 20223 Jan 2023+37 d
—DeadlineIV2.2 Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · 127 Nov 20223 Jan 2023+37 d
—DeadlineIV2.2 Time Limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · 127 Nov 20223 Jan 2023+37 d

3 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2022-11: 2 releases · 16 Nov 2022, 28 Nov 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £201,7501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Advanced Secure Technologies LtdSME£201,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation MacLaurin Building, 4 Bishops Square, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL10 8NEContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Crown Commercial ServicesReview body Liverpool

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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