Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
UK
Contact person: Adejumoke Adetunji
E-mail: ddatprocurements@beis.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Assistive Technology (AT) Support Services
Reference number: PRJ_628
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has a legal obligation to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate the needs of those with long term or temporary impairments or disabilities. It falls to BEIS Digital to ensure that Assistive Technology products and services are made available to meet any requirements needed to use ICT/digital solutions. Such requirements are usually identified through a formal, specialist workplace assessment.
The purpose of the tender is to source specialist external resource to support our current and new Assistive Technology users.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has a legal obligation to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made to accommodate the needs of those with long term or temporary impairments or disabilities. It falls to BEIS Digital to ensure that Assistive Technology products and services are made available to meet any requirements needed to
use ICT/digital solutions. Such requirements are usually identified through a formal, specialist workplace assessment.
Key objectives for this service are;
· Capturing AT requirements for new starters
· Managing new requests for AT software / hardware
· Managing complex issues relating to AT software or AT peripherals
· Promoting digital accessibility
· Consultation and assistance working with the AT user communities
· Managing development work with software vendors used by BEIS
· Working with BEIS Digital's technical resources
· Dedicated internal customer-facing point of contact
· Analysis of use of software applications
· Working with the BEIS Digital Assurance team to ensure AT standards form part of the project approval process
· Working with the Health, Safety & Wellbeing team
We held a pre-market engagement on Friday 21st October between 11am and 12:30pm via Microsoft Teams, the presentation will be published with the ITT pack via https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option for a 1 year renewal
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 000-028558
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/12/2022
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/03/2026
Local time: 23:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
LONDON
SW1H0ET
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2022