Official UK procurement notice
102451 Safety Tech Challenge Fund
Authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManaged Service requirement for design and administration of the Safety Tech Challenge
Fund. A competition challenging UK Safety Tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions addressing the
challenges faced by the move by online platforms to end-to-end encrypted environments. The service required will fall
into 3 distinct phases: 1) Design and Preparation of the competition; 2) Launch and Application and 3) Development
and Assessment.
CPV: Administration services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Description of procurement: DCMS requires an external supplier to deliver the Safety…AwardedPublished value£650,000
Description of procurement: DCMS requires an external supplier to deliver the Safety Tech Challenge Fund, a competition challenging safety tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions to address online abuse.
The Supplier will be required to lead on the delivery of the competition, including designing and administering successive phases in line with the direction and timeframe specified by HMG, including the delivery, monitoring and assurance of grant funding to selected companies. The challenge should be launched and invite applications by August/September 2021, and be open until 31 March 2022.
Throughout these phases, the Supplier will:
be required to lead on the design, delivery and administration of the competition, including allocation of grant prizes; provide publicity and communications for the competition, working with relevant Departmental Press Offices. The Supplier will not:
Make final decisions regarding the choice of firms to be awarded grants or prizes, except through the sift of applications at the assessment phase. The Fund sponsors (DCMS, Home Office, GCHQ) have decision-making authority in this regard
The outcome of the challenge will be the development of technological solutions with the potential to create lasting impact by improving the capability of companies to detect harmful and illegal content and behaviour, while respecting user privacy. In doing this, the challenge will also aim to create an environment for the forging of partnerships and the exchange of expertise between safety tech innovators and those who use their products.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Case Study: 5%
- Skills, expertise and capacity: 20%
- Methodology: 20%
- Project Management and Delivery: 15%
- Understanding of the sector: 10%
- price: 20%
- Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Case Study: 5%
- Skills, expertise and capacity: 20%
- Methodology: 20%
- Project Management and Delivery: 15%
- Understanding of the sector: 10%
- Social value: 10%
- Price: 20%
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 May 2021, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
102451- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-023553- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b656Find a Tender
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=627952927 GO Reference: GO-2021922-PRO-18951340
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
28 Jun 2021 → 22 Sept 2021 · 4 dates- Submission deadline28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts19 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
- Notice published22 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2021- Status changed to complete22 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Sept 2021, 12:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Group International LtdSME | £650,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 023553-2021-102451-1 · Public Group International LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2021
- Value
- £650,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2022
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department for Digital Culture Media and SportContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsRecreation, culture and religion
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Culture, Media and SportReview body
- Department of Digital, Culture, Media and SportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Public Group International LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria