Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Social Care Wales
South Gate House,
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
UK
E-mail: Procurement@socialcare.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.socialcare.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0289
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Welsh Government Sponsored Body
I.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Dynamics Support, Development & System Integration
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Social Care Wales are seeking to appoint a suitably skilled supplier or consortium to provide maintenance (and BAU support), 3rd tier support and integrated system development. Within the proposed service scope Social Care Wales identify the following sub-services: Dynamics 365 (Carreg) & Marketing, Analytics & Reporting, API Integration , Single Sign On (B2C) and Machine Learning / AI. Please see ITT for full specification.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48781000
48600000
48610000
48611000
48612000
72212600
72212610
72320000
72321000
72610000
72611000
35710000
48900000
72212900
72514200
72514300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A dynamics 3rd tier support, database development, system integration and maintenance (BAU support) contract opportunity.
The project will be carried out by open tender with an award date of February 2024, and go live date of April 2024. The full timetable for the project is contained in the contract notice.
There is an estimated budget of GBP 2,400,000 (inclusive of any applicable VAT) agreed for this tender across the full contract term. (6 years).
Please see the attached contract notice for further information and detail of the procurement process and Social Care Wales.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-032922
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/01/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ashton Court Group Ltd
Thorpewood Management Centre, Blisworth Road, Courteenhall
Northampton
NN72QB
UK
NUTS: UKF2
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:138446)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2024