Official UK procurement notice
Supply of CRM Software and Configuration Services to Support Transformation of Student Acquisition
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUOB invites tenders for supply of CRM software and configuration services to support the transformation of the student acquisition process. The solution will replace technology used to support student attraction, application, and conversion activities across the entire education portfolio. At the heart of our ambition lies a desire to take full advantage of the latest marketing and process automation opportunities available within a modern CRM solution while also providing our staff and prospective students an efficient and effective user experience. Key areas of activity included within the scope include marketing, campaigns, events, stakeholder engagement, enquiry management, application processing and admissions. It is envisaged that the University will create an internal product team to work alongside the successful supplier to roll out and continually iterate upon an initial configuration of a solution that has the potential to become an institution wide CRM platform.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Competitive DialogueThe University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of…Awarded
Competitive DialogueThe University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and associated configuration services to support the transformation of the student acquisition process and experience.The solution will replace several tools and technology used to support student attraction, application, and conversion activities across the entire education portfolio.At the heart of our ambition lies a desire to take full advantage of the latest marketing and process automation opportunities available within a modern CRM solution while also providing our staff and prospective students an efficient and effective user experience.Key areas of activity included within the scope of requirements include marketing, campaigns, events, stakeholder engagement, enquiry management, application processing and admissions.It is envisaged that the University will create an internal product team to work alongside the successful supplier to rollout and continually iterate upon an initial configuration of a solution that has the potential to become an institution wide CRM platform.We would therefore welcome the opportunity for potential suppliers to engage with us to refine these requirements through competitive dialogue.
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 (2)
- Alignment with business requirements (35) / On-going support (10) / Implementation and Delivery Approach (20) / Standard Supplier Questionnaire (10): 75%
- price: 25%
Published award criteria (2)
- Alignment with business requirements (35) / On-going support (10) / Implementation and Delivery Approach (20) / Standard Supplier Questionnaire (10): 75
- Price: 25
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Oct 2021, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2022, 09:46 BST
- Authority reference
SC9514/21- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018704- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02eb6aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Nov 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Nov 2021 → 8 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 Nov 2021, 16:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected11 Nov 2021
- Notice published8 Jul 2022, 09:46 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2022, 09:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson LimitedSME | £4,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018704-2022-1 · Crimson LimitedSME
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2022
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14bids · 14 electronic · 14 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crimson LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.