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Published 4 Oct 2023, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

COV - Family Hub AI digital solution

Official notice

Authority: Coventry City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £280k / year10.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Nov 2023awarded 8 Dec 2023
Awarded to BEEBOT AI LTD
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 2 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to develop Coventry City Council's family hub digital offering to create a digital front door for information for families throughout the City of Coventry. This will include improving access to information provided by the Council and our partners. This will include an AI solution that will enable parents and families to find and access services online. It will also be used by professionals to signpost families to support. The aim is to provide 24/7 access to information on services. This AI function will target and promote relevant topics to users, and a Chatbot to answer common queries.

The scope of the contract is for the supply of the solution which includes its implementation (including any configuration), training (if required), annual licencing, hosting, data storage and annual support and maintenance.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 3 moPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2024 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 3 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 5 x 1 year renewals to be included in the contract.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
  • Price

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
Goods
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Oct 2023, 14:09 BST
Last source update
11 Dec 2023, 09:14 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
COV-17295
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036313
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0407e1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
6 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Nov 2023 → 2 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    6 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    11 Dec 2023, 09:14 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    2 Jan 2024

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Dec 2023, 09:14 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £312,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BEEBOT AI LTD£312,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • COV - Family Hub AI digital solution · BEEBOT AI LTD

    Signed
    8 Dec 2023
    Value
    £312,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House,Earl Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV15RRContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Coventry City Council Legal ServicesReview body Coventry

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Beebot AI LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11702852 Alex House, Chapel Street,, Manchester, North West, M3 5JZ

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