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Published 8 Jun 2022, 16:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Wales Healthcare Student Hub

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£950,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2022
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

NWSSP wish to secure an integrated IT solution for the implementation of a total solution required to deliver a Students Awards Service (SAS) at an enhanced specification to the current solution and additional functionality to deliver a digitised Student Streamlining Service (SSS). The provision of appropriate implementation support; licenses to access the solution; software maintenance including upgrades, training and consultancy etc. are key requirements of the specification. In addition to this, the solution is required to provide functionality to deliver a Student Streamlining Module, which matches students to employment opportunities with the aim of providing the right skills to the service areas in need. All functional aspects of the solution with a public facing interface must be available in English and Welsh.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NWSSP wish to secure an integrated IT solution for the implementation of a total solution required to deliver a Students Awards Service (SAS) at an enhanced specification to the current solution and additional functionality to deliver a digitised Student Streamlining Service (SSS).

The provision of appropriate implementation support; licenses to access the solution; software maintenance including upgrades, training and consultancy etc. are key requirements of the specification.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The overall scope of the requirement is to provide an application for the Student…Renewal

The overall scope of the requirement is to provide an application for the Student Bursary module to support the management of bursary applications and contribute to improving the bursary application experience for Healthcare Students. In addition to this, the solution is required to provide functionality to deliver a Student Streamlining Module, which matches students to employment opportunities with the aim of providing the right skills to the service areas in need. All functional aspects of the solution with a public facing interface must be available in English and Welsh.

Bidders are advised to carefully read the full specification and all associated documents prior to considering a submission.

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: Three additional 12-month extension periods are available. Please refer to the tender documents for further information.Variant 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 (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price criteria: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Price criteria: 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
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
8 Jun 2022, 16:23 BST
Last source update
8 Jun 2022, 16:23 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Jul 2022 – …
Authority reference
AW049
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015806
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034463 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Variants accepted will be fully described in the Instructions to Bidders document. 1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. 2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the Procurement documents and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. 3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed responses after the stated closing date. 4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. 5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders. 6. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of the Public Health Wales NHS Trust. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122012 (WA Ref:122012) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
8 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jun 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Jun 2022, 16:23 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    8 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Oct 2022, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria