Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
East Sussex County Council
County Hall,St. Annes Crescent
LEWES
BN71UE
UK
Contact person: Chloe Sharpe
Telephone: +44 1273336173
E-mail: chloe.sharpe@eastsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Start and Specialise Business Support Programmes
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of 'Start' and 'Specialise' business support
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
536 956.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Start
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An open tender was run through the Proactis Procurement Portal
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Specialise
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An open tender was run via the Proactis Procurement Portal
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 90
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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 000-030205
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
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DIGITAL ISLANDS BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
12654697
25 Langdale Gardens, Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom, BN3 4HJ
Hove
BN3 4HJ
UK
NUTS: UKJ
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:
: 536 956.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Lot 1 - total value of £102,000 including an allowable three month extension period
Lot 2 - total value of 434,956 including an allowable three month extension period
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/01/2024