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Published 28 Oct 2024, 11:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AI Transcription Tool · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£2,100,000≈ £2.1m / year
Submissions closed 26 Nov 2024
Contract term 1 yrends 12 Feb 2026 · extension options published · starts 13 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swindon Borough Council (SBC) wishes to invite expressions of interests from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of an AI Transcription Tool to support administrative tasks across the council, for an initial contract term of 12 months estimated to start on 13 February 2025. From the end of the initial period, the council has an option to extend the contract for a further 6 periods of 12 months. Total potential term 7 years. We expect to use 31,912 hours per year, however, this volume is not guaranteed. The initial 12 month term of the Contract is an estimated value between £80,000.00 and £300,000.00. The estimated value of the option to extend for a 12 month period is £80,000.00 and £300,000.00. The estimated potential total contract period of 7 years shall be between £560,000.00 and £2,100,000.00.

Please note that the services are subject to demand and the expected volumes quoted of 31,912 hours per annum (and used for the purpose of evaluation) are not guaranteed. In addition, the Council reserves the right to increase the annual contract value up to £300,000 per annum for each 12-month period, subject to use and budget approval.

CPV: Programming services of application software · Software development services · Software implementation services · Software supply services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrPublished value£2,100,000
Contract period: 13 Feb 2025 – 12 Feb 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: The initial contract term of 12 months estimated to start on 13 February 2025. From the end of the initial period, the council has an option to extend the contract for a further 6 periods of 12 months. Total potential term 7 years. We expect to use 31,912 hours per year. however, this is not guaranteed. The initial 12 month term of the Contract is an estimated value between £80,000.00 and £300,000.00. The estimated value of the option to extend for a 12 month period is £80,000.00 and £300,000.00. The estimated potential total contract period of 7 years shall be between £560,000.00 and £2,100,000.00.Variant bids: not allowedElectronic catalogue: required

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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 Oct 2024, 11:09 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2024, 11:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Nov 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN748747
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-034821
Classification (CPV)
Programming services of application softwareSoftware development servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware supply services
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b1c4 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

See procurement specification for Service Level Agreement and Reporting Requirements.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Oct 2024 → 13 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Oct 2024, 11:09 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    26 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    13 Feb 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria