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Published 29 Mar 2022, 12:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply, Implementation, Licenses & Ongoing Support and Maintenance of a Service Desk Solution

Official notice

Authority: Caerphilly County Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£1,200,000≈ £240k / year
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2022awarded 20 Feb 2023
Awarded to Hornbill Service Management
Contract term 5 yrsends 3 Jul 2027 · extension options published · starts 4 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has awarded a contract for the Supply, Implementation, Licenses and ongoing Support and Maintenance from 20 February 2023 to 19 February 2026 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 36 months renewable on an annual basis. This is not a call for competition

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Supply, Implementation, Licences and ongoing support & maintenance of a Help desk…AwardedRenewal 5 yrs

The Supply, Implementation, Licences and ongoing support & maintenance of a Help desk Solution

Contract period: 4 Jul 2022 – 3 Jul 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK · Caerphilly County Borough Council
Extensions: Additional purchases and licences relating to the the system maybe required as part of the contract and the council reserves the right to purchase these as part of the contract if required · The contact will be renewed prior to its expiry date and renewed or extendedVariant bids: 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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Tender Response: 20%
  • System/technical demonstration: 50%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Tender Response: 20
  • System/technical demonstration: 50
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the ITT Document

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 · 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Mar 2022, 12:46 BST
Last source update
20 Feb 2023, 10:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
28 Apr 2022 – …
Authority reference
CCBC/PS2219/22/RG
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004994
Classification (CPV)
Helpdesk and support servicesHelpdesk servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032761 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As detailied in the ITT Document

Publisher note: As part of the process, the tender will be undertaken utilising Caerphilly CBC's Proactis Portal e-tendering system. Therefore, companies are invited to follow the directions below to register on the system: 1. Log in to the Proactis Portal E-tendering system at https://www.proactisplaza.com 2. Click the "Sign Up" button. 3. Enter your details such as Organisation Name, Details and Primary Contact Details. 4. Please make a note of the Organisation ID and Login Name, then click Register. 5. You may then receive an email from the system asking you to Click here to activate your account. This takes you to Enter Organisation Details. Or you may be redirected straight to your account home page, depending on your browser. 6. Please enter the information requested, click Next and follow the instructions ensuring that you enter all applicable details. 7. In the Enter Product Classification screen please ensure that you select the Product Classification Codes (CPV Codes)that appear in the tender notice. 8. Accept the Terms and Conditions and then click Next. This takes you in to the Welcome window. 9. In the Welcome window please enter your Organisation name, Organisation ID and User Name (User ID). You now need to create your unique password. Please ensure that you make a note of this along with the other information already recorded. 10. Now click Done and you will enter the Supplier Home page. 11. From the Home Page, go to the “Opportunities” area, where you can search for this Opportunity. Click on the "Show Me Arrow" of the relevant opportunity and then click to register your interest on the relevant button. 12. Click the Opportunities Icon on the left of the page so that the page is refreshed, then, click on the "Show Me Arrow" of the relevant contract again and this will take you into the create a response section of the portal. 13. Note the closing date for completion of the relevant project. Please review the tabs at the top of the page as there will be information relating to the project held here. 14. You can now either continue to fill out this area and create a response or if the project is not of interest to you Decline this opportunity by clicking the "Decline" button at the top of the page. Tenderers shall express an interest in tendering for this arrangement by registering their interest on the Proactis Portal System as stated above and then completing the online e-tender submission. If you have any issues with your account please use the 'Raise a Ticket' function on the Proactis Portal. Instructions on how to utilise this function can be found in the attachments. (WA Ref:129276)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗

Submission deadline
28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2022 → 20 Feb 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    28 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    4 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    20 Feb 2023, 10:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2023, 10:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £131,5661 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hornbill Service Management£131,566 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Caerphilly County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales, CF82 7PGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

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