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Published 21 Sept 2023, 16:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Systems Partner to Develop a Customer Relationship Management Application

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT22.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2023awarded 25 Mar 2024
Awarded to Blacklight Software ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a republication of 48112 - MCA Digital Customer Relationship Management.

The Combined Authority is investing in technology to transform how it, and its Local Authority partners, engage with and support businesses and individuals with support and funding. The development of the system aligns with the Combined Authority’s position as a Microsoft House and the benefits this brings in terms of interoperability of systems and ease of use for employees.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Procurement of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, to be built using…AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000

Procurement of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, to be built using the Microsoft stack, to manage the effective delivery of the Combined Authority’s support to businesses and individuals.

Extensions: 1 x 12 monthsVariant 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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • 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
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
21 Sept 2023, 16:06 BST
Last source update
3 Jun 2024, 10:04 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017103
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0402be Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Sept 2023 → 3 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Jun 2024, 10:04 BST

Notice history

1 event · 4 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2024, 10:04 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.5)£250,000£370,000
—Date2.2 · 429 Sept 202326 Oct 2023+27 d
—Date2.7 · 429 Sept 202326 Oct 2023+27 d
—Text2.6 · 2Value excluding VAT: 250000.00 GBPValue excluding VAT: 370000.00 GBP
—Text1.5 · 2Value excluding VAT: 250000.00 GBPValue excluding VAT: 370000.00 GBP

Please be advised the original notice stated that the value of this procurement was £250k, however this figure is £370k.

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-09: 1 release · 21 Sept 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £194,1501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 15
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Blacklight Software ltd£194,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Systems Partner to Develop a Customer Relationship Management Application · Blacklight Software ltd

    Signed
    25 Mar 2024
    Value
    £194,150
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
15bids · 15 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 8876556 Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2DEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Blacklight Software ltdAwarded supplierBlacklight Software ltd 4 South Park Way, Wakefield, Yorkshire & Humber, WF2 0XJContact email

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