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Published 27 Nov 2023, 20:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ticketing - System Implementation and Support Partner

Official notice

Authority: English Heritage

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,100,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2024awarded 1 Jul 2024
Awarded to Ventrata

What is being bought

Published requirement description

English Heritage are replacing our existing Ticketing solution that is used by our circa 100 pay to enter sites to support ticketing sales and admissions for our visitors. Our expectation is that the solution will utilise our existing EPoS hardware (circa 350 tills, each with a scanner and receipt printer) where possible although we are open to the inclusion of on-site ticket admissions scanning hardware as part of your response.It is expected that implementation will take up to 12 months, followed by an initial five year contract - with provision to extend by a further five years.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,100,000
Delivery: UK · To support English Heritage sites across all regions.
Extensions: This contract includes an expected up to 12 months for implementation, plus initial term of five years and provision to extend by a further five years. In total this equates to implementation phase + 5 + 5.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: 65%Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
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
27 Nov 2023, 20:51 GMT
Last source update
17 Sept 2024, 07:45 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jan 2024 – …
Authority reference
P/REF EH 00002003
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029619
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041d23 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jan 2024, 17:30 GMT

Timeline

8 Jan 2024 → 17 Sept 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    8 Jan 2024, 17:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    17 Sept 2024, 07:45 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Sept 2024, 07:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,299,6331 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2016 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VentrataSME£2,299,633 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Ticketing - System Implementation and Support Partner · VentrataSME

    Signed
    1 Jul 2024
    Value
    £2,299,633
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
20bids · 20 electronic · 20 from abroad16——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

English Heritage

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawRecreation, culture and religion English Heritage, The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, , Swindon , UK, SN2 2EHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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