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Published 7 Apr 2022, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Audience Data and Insights Tool

Official notice

Authority: The Arts Council of England (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £447k / year
Submissions closed 19 May 2022
Contract term 3 yrs 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Audience Data & Insights Tool: the provision of an online data collection and analysis platform and associated support services that will enable NPOs and other arts and cultural organisations to collect and submit audience data and provide them and ACE with the ability to derive insights from the data.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Market research services · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems · Research consultancy services · Research services · Software programming and consultancy services · Survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1In this Procurement, Arts Council England (ACE) is seeking a suitably qualified… 3 yrs 7 moPublished value£1,600,000

In this Procurement, Arts Council England (ACE) is seeking a suitably qualified Contractor to provide an online data collection and analysis platform and associated support services. The platform will enable NPOs and other arts and cultural organisations to collect and submit audience data and provide them and ACE with the ability to derive insights from the data. Data will include but not be limited to their total audience volumes, touring information, postcode and demographics data (i.e. ethnicity, age, gender, disability, socio-economic background) of their audience, and box office transaction data. The platform must be fully operational and capable of accepting data from 1 April 2023 until the end of the Contract.

A detailed set out requirements is set out in the ITT which can be downloaded from www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London… ↗ Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7K572J6M77 ↗

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Mar 2026 (3 yrs 7 mo)
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Commercial: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 70
  • Social Value: 10
  • Commercial: 20
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
7 Apr 2022, 19:05 BST
Last source update
7 Apr 2022, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
19 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
405 ACE ITT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009429
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMarket research servicesMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSoftware programming and consultancy servicesSurvey services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032b70 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Software-programming-and-consultancy-services./7K572J6M77 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7K572J6M77 GO Reference: GO-202247-PRO-19929707

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Timeline

7 Apr 2022 → 1 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Apr 2022, 19:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Arts Council of England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGrant Funding 21 Bloomsbury Street, London, UK, WC1B 3HFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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