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Published 3 Aug 2023, 08:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tender for the Provision of Trust and Schools Websites and Ongoing Support

Official notice

Authority: Academies Enterprise Trust (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£240,000≈ £48k / year51.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 8 Sept 2023awarded 9 Jan 2024

Awarded to GENIUS GROUP LIMITED

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) are seeking to procure a cloud-based website system for our central Trust website and our 57 schools. We currently have 31 primary schools, 21 secondary schools and 5 special schools (one primary, two secondary and two cross-phase) spread across 5 regions in England

Recurrence: October 2027

CPV: World wide web (www) site design services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£240,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Oct 2028 (5 yrs)

Delivery: UK

Extensions: The trust reserves the right to extend this contract by up to a further 36 months. Such extensions may be agreed a single duration of time or in multiple periods of time up to the maximum of 36 months. Such extensions will be at the sole discretion of the TrustVariant bids: not allowed

72413000 World wide web (www) site design services

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: 40%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality: 40%
Mock Up of Website: 20%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: 40
Mock Up of Website: 20
Price: 40

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

What this means for your bid

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: 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 2027
First published: 3 Aug 2023, 08:36 BST
Last source update: 15 Feb 2024, 10:38 GMT
Award evaluation window: 8 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference: T216/2023
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-005045
Classification (CPV): World wide web (www) site design services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ec9d Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:231338)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals

Submission deadline: 8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bid validity: 180 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2023 → 15 Feb 2024 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
8 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
1 Nov 2023
Notice published
15 Feb 2024, 10:38 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
15 Feb 2024, 10:38 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £115,4501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GENIUS GROUP LIMITED	£115,450 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005045-2024-T216/2023-1 · GENIUS GROUP LIMITED
Signed
9 Jan 2024
Value
£115,450
Period
… – 31 Oct 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Academies Enterprise Trust

Contracting authorityEducationMulti Academy TrustEducation 06625091 183 Eversholt Street, London, London, London, NW1 1UBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Genius GroupAwarded supplier02674170 The watermill, Broughton Hall, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 3AGContact 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