Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Sport England
SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: procurement@sportengland.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.sportengland.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SE1071 - Data Hosting & E-mail Newsletter Dispatch
Reference number: SE1071
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sport England has appointed a supplier to provide database hosting, support and e-mail newsletter dispatches.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
145 680.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sport England as the contracting authority is tendering for the supply of data hosting and email newsletter dispatch.
Sport England runs a programme called Be Inspired which is an email newsletter that encourages people to watch, play and volunteer in sport. The newsletter currently has more than 1.3million active contacts and we’re looking for a supplier to provide data hosting, email newsletter dispatch and analytics services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Technical Evaluation
/ Weighting: 65
Cost criterion: Social Value Evaluation
/ Weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Commercial Evaluation
/ 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:
2022/S 000-021320
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: SE1071
Title: Data Hosting & E-mail Newsletter Dispatch
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/01/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forfront Limited
03643637
3rd Floor Paternoster House, 65 St Paul's Churchyard
London
EC4M 8AB
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 145 680.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Sport England - Complaints Procedure
SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough
LE11 3QF
UK
E-mail: procurement@sportengland.org
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.sportengland.org/corporate-information
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Public Procurement Review Service
London
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/04/2023