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Published 5 Dec 2022, 16:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Media Monitoring (HALO 127)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £300k / year22.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Jan 2023awarded 29 Mar 2023
Awarded to CARMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Apr 2024 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Media Communications Monitoring (HALO 127)

CPV: Integrated telecommunications services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 May 2023 – 30 Apr 2024 (1 yr)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2 x 1 year (or part thereof)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
Quality: 100Price: 100
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • VfM: 100
  • VfM: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • VfM: 100
  • VfM: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Dec 2022, 16:34 GMT
Last source update
30 Mar 2023, 07:28 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Jan 2023 – …
Authority reference
705682450
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-009226
Classification (CPV)
Integrated telecommunications services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038ac9 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
11 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
11 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jan 2023 → 1 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 Mar 2023, 07:28 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2023, 07:28 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    30 Mar 2023, 07:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £233,4181 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CARMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDThe Provision of Media Monitoring£233,418 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Andover, UK, SP118HJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Army CommercialReview body Andover

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