Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Universities Purchasing Consortium
N/A
5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hill
London
EC3R 8HN
UK
Contact person: Antonio Ramirez
Telephone: +44 02073072760
E-mail: a.ramirez@lupc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lupc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/81165
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
eTendering Platform
Reference number: ITS5081 LU - PIN
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48490000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
LUPC is looking to place a supplier framework agreement for the provision of an eTendering platform, compliant with Public Contracts Regulation 2015 and that will be compliant and compatible with the Procurement Act 2023.
To be considered for this opportunity, Suppliers must be an official “esender”, authorised by the Cabinet Office to publish public procurement notices to Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder. Systems must also have the capability to publish procurement notices to OJEU / TED. In addition, all Suppliers must deliver all 5 core procurement electronic functionalities in house, without the customer needing to transact with a 3rd party provider:
1) eTendering (including the publication of Electronic Notices)
2) Electronic tender evaluation
3) Electronic Contact management
4) Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS)
5) Electronic Auctions (eAuctions)
Please note this Prior Information Notice is issued to engage the market.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
See 11.1.4.
Once the Contract Notice and Invitation to Tender (ITT) have been published, interested suppliers can express interest in this opportunity via contacting the following email address: its5081.Iu@Iupc.ac.uk
Please note the Estimated Date of the Contract Notice is approximate and may change.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60%
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40%
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:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2024/S 000-016320
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
Contract No: 3
Title: eTendering Software Platform
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cimple Ltd.
Apt 52, 3 Whitehall Court
London
SW1A2EL
UK
Telephone: +44 7932346741
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
In-tend Ltd.
05845701
In-tend House, 74 High Street, Maltby, South Yorkshire
Rotherham
S66 7BN
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EU Supply Limited t/a Mercell
10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1AG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 12 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Award is for a multi sypplier framewrk agreement that will run for 2 years, with 2 optional extensions of up to 1 year each.There is no obligation on the Authority, any other Participating Consortium and/or any Member Institution to guarantee any minimum levels of spend under this Framework Agreement, nor any commitment to appoint the Supplier for any particular order for Software.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium)
5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hill
London
EC3R 8HN
UK
E-mail: enquiries@lupc.ac.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium)
5th Floor, Pinnacle House, 23-26 St Dunstan’s Hill
London
EC3R 8HN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/10/2024