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Published 7 Jun 2021, 10:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

(NU/1589 – 22) Digital Support for VOICE at NICA (National Innovation Centre for Ageing)

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle University (Education)

Dynamic marketServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Dynamic market estimateValue not publishedmarket-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Awarded 26 May 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VOICE was established by Newcastle University to capture the vast experience and mental capital of the public. The digital platform was launched in Autumn 2016, and has revolutionised the ways in which members of the public can contribute their experience, ideas, insights and vision to benefit research and innovation, especially around ageing and demographic change.

The existing VOICE digital platform, www.voice-global.org ↗, has allowed us to significantly scale our activity to better serve the public, as well as offering innovative ways for researchers and businesses to harness the public’s ideas and knowledge.

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to provide a support and maintenance retainer for 8 days a month, for a total period of 9 months for the platform.

The supplier will work alongside an internal development team and will provide dedicated resource for bug fixing live issues, making urgent change requests and CMS support – as well as implementing improvements and developing new functionality. The VOICE team need to have access to a service desk system to report issues with the platform, and each request will be subject to an agreed approach based on urgency and priority.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market · terminated
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Electronic auction
yes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Web Services, SEO and Digital ContentAwarded

Newcastle University invites bids to join a Dynamic Purchasing System it is establishing for

the supply of a range of marketing services.

The Newcastle University Marketing Department is a comprehensive, world-class marketing

team dedicated to serving our partners, academics and students. This DPS will also be used

for marketing across the entire University and is not limited to the central team.

Our vision for marketing at Newcastle encompasses the following:

  • embracing a ‘digital first’ approach;
  • encouraging our team through personal growth;
  • engaging with our clients and audiences;
  • delivering an exceptional marketing strategy.

There will be six lots on this DPS:

  1. web services, SEO and digital content;
  2. graphic design and print, branding, copywriting;
  3. programmatic advertising management, media buying, public relations;
  4. social media, paid search and paid social;

Page 5 to 9

  1. international;
  2. platforms
Delivery: UK
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 70Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet the Task Description: 70
  • Quality criterion - Name: Price: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (5)
  • Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet programme timeline: P/F
  • Quality criterion - Name: Umbraco Gold Partner: P/F
  • Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet the Task Description: 70
  • Quality criterion - Name: Price: 30
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “(NU/1589 – 22) Digital Support for VOICE at NICA (National Innovation…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 Jun 2021, 10:25 BST
Last source update
7 Jun 2021, 10:25 BST
Authority reference
DN540650
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012632
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b8c9 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the

award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who

have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High

Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive

knowledge of breach.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this dynamic market without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • (NU/1589 – 22) Digital Support for VOICE at NICA (National Innovation Centre for Ageing)

    Signed
    26 May 2021
    Value
    £48,600
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Newcastle University, King's Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RUContact name, email, phone

Suppliers admitted to the dynamic market

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sideshow LtdAdmitted to the market 7th Floor, Avalon, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, UK, BH8 8EZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.