Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture
C/O Bates Wells 10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE
UK
Contact person: TIAH procurement
E-mail: procurement@tiah.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.tiah.org
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Publicly funded professional membership body for the agriculture and horticulture sectors
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Integrated Digital Platform for CPD, Careers and Professional Membership
Reference number: TIAH001CPD
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH) is seeking a supplier to provide an Integrated Digital Platform on a 'software as a service' basis. The Platform will provide customer relationship management and learning management capabilities and therefore the supplier will be expected to configure and integrate these and potentially other systems, and provide such other services that are required for the development, launch and support of a commercial learning and membership service using agile / user centered design (with waterfall elements where necessary) techniques.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48211000
48224000
48312000
48333000
48445000
80420000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
TIAH as the contracting authority require an economic operator to support all aspects of their development, launch and running of a membership and learning management system / online platform.
The platform that is developed must have the capability of providing all aspects of the authority's online experience for external users (visitors and members), internal users and partners. The platform must include a wide range of facilities including but not limited to a user profiling capability to deliver personalized experiences for platform visitors, managing and delivering digital learning, e-learning, blended learning, learning pathways, gamification, virtual instructor led training and instructor led training to users, with e-learning delivered directly by the authority and / or its training partners.
The platform must have the capability of being marketed on and offline using techniques including but not limited online advertising, social media marketing, and search engine optimization. It must be capable of supporting different commercial offers such as a range of pricing and subscription offers, memberships and potentially other commercial offers that may include bulk discounts and / or limited time offers.
IMPORTANT NOTE / HOW TO APPLY
TIAH is using the Mills & Reeve Collaborate portal to conduct the Procurement Process. The e-Tendering Portal can be accessed at https://dataroom.mills-reeve.com. Bidders can request access rights by contacting tiahprocurement@Mills-Reeve.com.
All communications (including submission of Tenders) should be carried out via the e-Tendering Portal.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Up to 3 x 12 months each
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/10/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/10/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture
C/O Bates Wells 10 Queen Street Place
London
EC4R 1BE
UK
E-mail: procurement@tiah.org
Internet address(es)
URL: www.tiah.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/09/2021