Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) for Local Government
18 Smith Square, Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK
Contact person: Ian Carbutt
Telephone: +44 7799038403
E-mail: ian.carbutt@local.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.local.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Data, Benchmarking and other services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
LG Inform Plus 2020
Reference number: LGI-01734
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The IDeA – a subsidiary of the Local Government Association (LGA) –requires a service provider to deliver hosting, development, content management (including database element), design and content migration services; taxonomy technical support skills and expert project/facilitation capacity to operate, enhance, promote and deliver an online service (LG Inform Plus) to support the local government sector and its partners in information management practices. This programme includes the provision of contextual and performance data served to external applications through a direct data feed and a range of tailored online tools and applications to support small area reporting, managing open linked data publishing,information governance, information sharing standards and specific tools and data sets.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The IDeA requires a service provider to deliver hosting, development, content management (including database element), design and content migration services; taxonomy technical support skills and expert project/facilitation capacity to operate, enhance, promote and deliver an online service (LG Inform Plus) to support the local government sector and its partners in information management practices. This programme includes the provision of context and performance data served to external applications through a direct data feed and a range of tailored online tools and applications to support small area reporting, managing open linked data publishing, information sharing standards and specific tools and data sets. Services provided by the service provider will include IT-specialist skills, web-delivery and database service design and development, expertise in local government data standards, Linked Data and public sector taxonomies and semantics. It also includes personnel support in the form of facilitators, project leaders and expert consultancy services to local authorities in the area of knowledge sharing, local government business transformation management and evidencing performance management, analysis and presentation. The LG Inform Plus service will be required to continue or replace the current website.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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/BZMVJ6VR25
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: LG-01734
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/01/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Porism Ltd
Unit 302, Bon Marché Centre, 241-251 Ferndale Road
London
SW9 8BJ
UK
NUTS: UKI
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:
: 1 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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.
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GO Reference: GO-202018-PRO-15782901
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Local Government Association
18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2071877381
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Local Government Association
18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2071877381
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2020