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Published 15 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mis_Disinformation Monitoring · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£400,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

DCMS is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver analytical support relating to potentially harmful misinformation and disinformation online. This service will be required for an initial period of 6 months commencing August 2021.

CPV: Research services · Supporting services for the government

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£400,000
Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: allowed

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
15 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
102465
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013446
Classification (CPV)
Research servicesSupporting services for the government
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bbf9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To Participate in this tender opportunity prospective tenderers will be required to sign a non-disclosure deed in order to receive the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document. The non-disclosure deed can be downloaded from the linked tenderbox: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/996SY2A5Y2. Signed non-disclosure deeds should be returned to commercial@dcms.gov.uk by the deadline of 23:55, Thursday 15th July 2021 - please include the tender reference number 102465 in the subject line. Once s signed deed is received you will be issues with the ITT document. Please note that the deadline for receipts of tenders to be received no later than 23:55 (BST), Thursday 15th July 2021 (the deadline for receipt of tender Responses). Please ensure that you download and return your completed non-disclosure deed promptly to allow yourself time to provide a full tender response prior to the closing date and time. 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. The maximum budget for the initial 6-month of service is in the range of between GBP 350 000 and GBP 400 000 excluding VAT. Please note that, while not the only criteria, pricing is a key element of our evaluation criteria. The Department reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 3 months and the estimated value of the contract value provided within this notice includes any possible contract extension. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Supporting-services-for-the-government./4FB6GRW84H To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4FB6GRW84H GO Reference: GO-2021614-PRO-18399186

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST

Timeline

15 Jun 2021 → 15 Jul 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    15 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
  3. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsRecreation, culture and religion 100 Parliament Street, London, UK, SW1a 2BQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria