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Published 14 Nov 2023, 10:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Workflow Management and Document Automation solution to support HR administration and case management work in EducationHR

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£270,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2023awarded 18 Mar 2024
Awarded to Jaam Automation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

EducationHR is a team within Norfolk County Council’s Children’s Services that offers a wide range of HR services, tailored to school and academy trust leaders.We have awarded a contract to replace EducationHR's existing Workflow Management and Document Automation solution that can provide EducationHR customers with the ability to submit, manage, and review HR requests via a web portal and allow the internal EducationHR team manage those requests from inception to completion.

CPV: Document creation software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1EducationHR is a team within Norfolk County Council’s Children’s Services that offers…AwardedPublished value£270,000

EducationHR is a team within Norfolk County Council’s Children’s Services that offers a wide range of HR services, tailored to school and academy trust leaders. EducationHR are replacing their existing Workflow Management and Document Automation solution. The system addresses the challenges faced by the team in providing outsourced HR services to schools and academy groups within the council’s area. EducationHR have purchased a replacement solution that can provide EducationHR customers with the ability to submit, manage, and review HR requests via a web portal and allow the internal EducationHR team manage those requests from inception to completion. Additional information: Please note that the contract has being let on a 3 years +1 +1 +1 years basis, and that the value quoted above is the anticipated full lifetime value of the contract. There is no guarantee that the agreement will be extended beyond its initial 3 year term.

Delivery: East of England
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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 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
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
14 Nov 2023, 10:31 GMT
Last source update
23 Apr 2024, 16:25 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Dec 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42842
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013201
Classification (CPV)
Document creation software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041982 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council's e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Dec 2023, 11:02 GMT

Timeline

20 Nov 2023 → 23 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Nov 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    19 Dec 2023, 11:02 GMT
  4. Notice published
    23 Apr 2024, 16:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2023
  1. Published value published: £270,000
    17 Nov 2023, 08:56 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    17 Nov 2023, 08:56 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    17 Nov 2023, 08:56 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 19 Dec 2023, 11:00 GMT
    17 Nov 2023, 08:56 GMT
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Apr 2024, 16:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £502,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jaam Automation LtdSME£502,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 013201-2024-NCCT42842-1 · Jaam Automation LtdSME

    Signed
    18 Mar 2024
    Value
    £502,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.