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Published 22 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ePEP, Children in Care Education Attendance and data analysis

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£615,660published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2022awarded 24 Jan 2023
Awarded to Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council was seeking to buy services for the monitoring of the attendance of its Children in Care up to and including year 13 at schools, colleges, further education institutions, training providers, other specialist education provision and children's residential provision, plus the development, hosting, recording and monitoring of Electronic Personal Education Plans (e-PEPs) of its Children in Care and data analysis of both e-PEPs and Children in Care education attendance.

CPV: Industry specific software package · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council was seeking to buy an off the shelf solution for the monitoring…Awarded

Norfolk County Council was seeking to buy an off the shelf solution for the monitoring of the attendance of its Children in Care up to and including year 13 at schools, colleges, further education institutions, training providers, other specialist education provision and children's residential provision, plus the development, hosting, recording and monitoring of Electronic Personal Education Plans (e-PEPs) of its Children in Care and data analysis of both e-PEPs and Children in Care education attendance.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract may be extended by an additional 24 months at the Council's discretion.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: 65%Price: 30%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Service offer: 10%
  • Data and hosting: 10%
  • Support and maintenance and helpdesk: 10%
  • Project implementation: 10%
  • Resilience, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5%
  • System demonstration: 20%
  • price: 30%
  • Environmental benefits of the contract: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Service offer: 10
  • Data and hosting: 10
  • Support and maintenance and helpdesk: 10
  • Project implementation: 10
  • Environmental benefits of the contract: 5
  • Resilience, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: 5
  • System demonstration: 20
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Last source update
25 Jan 2023, 10:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
31 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42492
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002254
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software packageSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03492c Find a Tender

Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2022, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
31 Oct 2022, 11:02 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Sept 2022 → 25 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    31 Oct 2022, 11:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    31 Oct 2022, 11:02 GMT
  4. Notice published
    25 Jan 2023, 10:17 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Sept 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    27 Sept 2022, 16:12 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    27 Sept 2022, 16:12 BST
  3. Deadline published: 31 Oct 2022, 11:00 GMT
    27 Sept 2022, 16:12 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    25 Jan 2023, 10:17 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £615,6601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Welfare Call (LAC) LtdePEPs, Children in Care Educational Attendance and Data Analysis£615,660 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • ePEPs, Children in Care Educational Attendance and Data Analysis · Welfare Call (LAC) Ltd

    Signed
    24 Jan 2023
    Value
    £615,660
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Martineau Lane, NORWICH, East of England, NR12DHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • nplawReview body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.