Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Contact person: DCMS Commercial
Telephone: +44 2072116000
E-mail: commercial@dcms.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/dcms
Address of the buyer profile: www.gov.uk/dcms
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Disinformation Analytical Support
Reference number: 102196
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DCMS is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation online. This service will be required for an initial period of 3 months commencing January 2021.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
73210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DCMS is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation online. This service will be required for an initial period of 3 months commencing January 2021.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Case Study
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Skills, expertise and capacity
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality assurance
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Project management and delivery
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Understanding of the sector
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Data protection
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
The maximum budget for the initial 3-month of services is in the range of between GBP 150 000 and GBP 200 000 excluding VAT. DCMS reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 3 months and the estimated value of the contract value provided within this notice includes any possible contract extension.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The Covid-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the supply of immediate analytical support relating to potentially harmful disinformation. This does not give DCMS sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales for this procurement. DCMS considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, DCMS is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation 27(5) for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement.
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:
2020/S 235-581511
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 102196
Title: Disinformation Analytical Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/12/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Logically Ltd
10850644
Brookfoot Mills, Brookfoot Industrial Estate
Brighouse
HD6 2RW
UK
NUTS: UK
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:
: 340 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=567939729
Go reference: GO-2021210-PRO-17774142
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2072112088
E-mail: commercial@dcms.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/02/2021