Official UK procurement notice
Mis_Disinformation Monitoring · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDCMS 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 publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bbf9Find 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- Notice published15 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
- Submission deadline15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
- Bids opened15 Jul 2021, 23:55 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Department of Culture, Media and SportReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria