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Published 23 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of News Aggregator Library Service - UK Parliament

Official notice

Authority: The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,670,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority requires a news database for UK, regional and international titles with a substantial archive and the ability for all users, including Library customers, to create alerts and export their preferred search results.

Specific requirements are:

  • An intuitive and easy to use interfaces that meet the needs of both general users (who require a quick, simple search facility) and specialist researchers (who require the ability to combine multiple search terms/fields and refine/filter their results).
  • Ability to use a drop down menu or similar to limit searches by pre-defined groups of titles, such as UK newspapers, UK broadsheets, UK tabloids, UK regionals, all English news, UK publications, all news, European news.
  • The ability to search by an individual title or publication.
  • The ability to search just within headline or author as well as within the full article.
  • Ability to filter their results by date range, by subject, by publication name and by type.
  • Users ability to recall searches from their recent search history.
  • The service must provide the ability for users to de-duplicate their search results.

CPV: General public services · Library software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Provision of a news database for UK, regional and international titles with a…RenewalPublished value£1,670,000

Provision of a news database for UK, regional and international titles with a substantial archive and the ability for all users, including Library customers, to create alerts and export their preferred search results.

Delivery: London · UKP, Palace of Westminster, Westminster LONDON SW1A 0AA
Extensions: Initial Term of 36 months with optional extension of 12 + 12 monthsVariant 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: 62%Price: 30%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 56%
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 6%
  • price: 30%
  • Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: 56
  • Non-Functional Requirements: 6
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    See the Suitability Questionnaire (SQ) and the SQ Guidance document.

  • Technical & professional ability

    See the Suitability Questionnaire (SQ) and the SQ Guidance document

    Minimum: See the SQ documentation for this information.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 102 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
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
23 Oct 2023, 15:30 BST
Last source update
23 Oct 2023, 16:18 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
PI1301649
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-031249
Classification (CPV)
General public servicesLibrary software package
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e48 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The intention is to use the In-Tend e-Sourcing Portal for the SQ/ITT Publishing. In-Tend e-Sourcing Portal: Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity. The information and ITT documents for this opportunity are available on the Parliamentary e-sourcing portal In-Tend. You must register on the In-Tend site to respond to this opportunity: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is detailed within this contract notice and the ITT/SQ documents. ITT/SQ submissions must be uploaded to the portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this opportunity prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents. If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PCD Support team via email: pcd@parliament.uk or call +44 (0)207 219 1600 or contact InTend Helpdesk support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 for further assistance. Please visit In-Tend (link above) for full details and to register your interest in this procurement. To access the ITT/SQ documents select the tender reference 'PI1301649' - 'News Aggregator Library Service - UK Parliament' in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details' and express interest by clicking on the button provided. If you need to register, your company details will be required, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Subject to applicable law: The Authority reserves the right in its absolute discretion and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Procurement or otherwise at any time and without prior notice to: 1. change or waive the basis, requirements, scope, content, procedures, structure and/or timescale for the Procurement in whole or in part as it considers appropriate, including: a) issuing updated, amended and/or replacement documentation or information including all or part of the SQ/ITT or Contract; b) adding, removing, amending or replacing components from the scope of any requirement; c) adding, removing, amending, replacing, postponing or re-ordering any stages, phases or steps of the Procurement; d) varying the Procurement timings or deadlines (including the timetable set out in section 3); or e) varying the permitted methods or contact details for submitting Proposals or communications with the Authority; 2. require Bidders to: a. submit updated, amended or replacement versions of all or part of Bidder's Proposals; or b. provide any additional, supplementary or clarificatory information, explanations or verifications that it may consider appropriate; 3. reject all or part of any Proposal or re-invite Proposals on the same or an alternative basis; 4. disqualify any Bidder who: a. provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect or does not supply the information required by the Authority during the Procurement process; or b. fails the SQ on the grounds of a previous security breach (Reg 23(4)(e)) or reliability (Reg 23(4)(f)). c. does not, in the Authority's opinion, comply with the provisions of this SQ or any other requirement of the Authority in connection with the Procurement that may from time-to-time be notified to the Bidders; 5. withdraw all or part of this Procurement; 6. terminate all or part of the Procurement; 7. award a contract without prior notice; or 8. not award any contract(s) as a result of the Procurement. Conflicts of Interest: The Authority wishes to ensure that Applicants are treated equally and in a nondiscriminatory manner during the Procurement, and that conflicts of interest do not undermine fair competition, therefore, the Authority wishes to identify conflicts of interest and assess Applicants' strategies for their elimination or mitigation as early as possible in the Procurement. Please see the SQ documentation regarding Conflicts of Interest declaration.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
16 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
2700 days from the deadline
Bids opened
22 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT

Timeline

23 Oct 2023 → 22 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Oct 2023, 16:18 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    22 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2 Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.216 Nov 202322 Nov 2023+6 d

Tender closing date is Wednesday 22/11/2023 12:00noon UK GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Victoria Street, LONDON, London, SW1A 0AAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria