Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Arts Council of England
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3HF
UK
Contact person: Amanda Jones
Telephone: +44 1615374120
E-mail: amanda.jones@artscouncil.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./7K572J6M77
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Grant Funding
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Audience Data and Insights Tool
Reference number: 405 ACE ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Audience Data & Insights Tool: the provision of an online data collection and analysis platform and associated support services that will enable NPOs and other arts and cultural organisations to collect and submit audience data and provide them and ACE with the ability to derive insights from the data.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48900000
79310000
79311000
73110000
73210000
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In this Procurement, Arts Council England (ACE) is seeking a suitably qualified Contractor to provide an online data collection and analysis platform and associated support services. The platform will enable NPOs and other arts and cultural organisations to collect and submit audience data and provide them and ACE with the ability to derive insights from the data. Data will include but not be limited to their total audience volumes, touring information, postcode and demographics data (i.e. ethnicity, age, gender, disability, socio-economic background) of their audience, and box office transaction data. The platform must be fully operational and capable of accepting data from 1 April 2023 until the end of the Contract.
A detailed set out requirements is set out in the ITT which can be downloaded from https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./7K572J6M77
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2022
End:
31/03/2026
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7K572J6M77
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/05/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/05/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./7K572J6M77
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7K572J6M77
GO Reference: GO-202247-PRO-19929707
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Royal Courts of Jusitce
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Arts Council of England
21 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3HF
UK
Telephone: +44 1615374120
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/04/2022