CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Knowledge Management System.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Middlesbrough — and notified other locations.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Managed service and supply of interactive public facing website which is underpinned by a comprehensive, robust knowledge management repository including:

— Web-site;

— Intranet/extranet functionality;

— Enhanced communications functionality;

— Document and records management functionality;

— Workflow functionality;

— Document scanning functionality.

All functionality to be fully compliant with the national and international standards for the area concerned and meet the Contracting Authority's needs from time to time. The system will need to be compatible with other Contracting Authority systems.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Tenders and all supporting documents were priced in sterling and all payments made in relation to the project will be made in sterling. The contract will be considered as a contract made in England according to English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Contracting Authority did not bind itself to accept the lowest of any tender and reserves the right to cancel this award procedure at any time. The Contract Award Criteria were provided in the Invitation to Participate in Dialogue. The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest in, negotiation or tendering for this opportunity. Variations are at the Contracting Authority's absolute discretion and whether these options will be pursued will be detailed by the Contracting Authority in due course. The Contracting Authority will enter into one contract only for the entire requirement. The Contracting Authority anticipates that the contract term will be at least 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years in total.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice