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Published 9 Oct 2023, 16:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Social Care Recruitment Web Portal

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£275,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Nov 2023
Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2024
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is seeking to create an online portal for Social Care providers in the Southeast (SE) region. portal, along with the support and maintenance must be within the budget that has been set. Such a solution must be available at the time their submission is

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is

seeking to create an online portal for Social Care providers in the Southeast (SE) region.

The main goal of this project is for the selected Supplier to develop a platform that

addresses the specific challenges and needs of social care providers around International

Recruitment.

The successful Supplier will develop an operate this new Social Care Portal within the

budget limit that has been set.

The budget available for this solution is finite and tenderer's solutions for provision of the

portal, along with the support and maintenance must be within the budget that has been set.

Tenderers should note the pricing threshold of £275,000 exclusive of VAT.

The Council is only seeking responses from Tenderers who have a Commercially Off The

Shelf (COTS) solution. Such a solution must be available at the time their submission is

made.

The Council expects to award this contract prior to the Christmas break, the successful

Supplier is expected to configure the solution in January 2024 and to then operate the solution for a minimum period of 2 months ending 31st March 2024.

Whilst the Contract Term has only a short duration the Council expects that Tenderer's will

wish to provide a solution which is capable of operation beyond the Term of this contract

under terms that they will agree with users of the system

No variants will be accepted.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC),…Published value£275,000

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is seeking to create an online portal for Social Care providers in the Southeast (SE) region.

The main goal of this project is for the selected Supplier to develop a platform that addresses the specific challenges and needs of social care providers around International Recruitment.

The successful Supplier will develop an operate this new Social Care Portal within the budget limit that has been set.

The budget available for this solution is finite and tenderer's solutions for provision of the portal, along with the support and maintenance must be within the budget that has been set.

Tenderers should note the pricing threshold of £275,000 exclusive of VAT.

The Council is only seeking responses from Tenderers who have a Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) solution. Such a solution must be available at the time their submission is made.

The Council expects to award this contract prior to the Christmas break, the successful Supplier is expected to configure the solution in January 2024 and to then operate the solution for a minimum period of 2 months ending 31st March 2024.

Whilst the Contract Term has only a short duration the Council expects that Tenderer's will wish to provide a solution which is capable of operation beyond the Term of this contract under terms that they will agree with users of the system

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2024
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
9 Oct 2023, 16:12 BST
Last source update
18 Oct 2023, 16:32 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN687072
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030817
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040a77 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2023 → 10 Nov 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Oct 2023, 16:32 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2023, 14:00 GMT

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextInformation about variants · II.2.10Original value regarding Information about variants was shown as "Yes". However, this should be shown as "No". Variants will not be accepted.Original value regarding Information about variants was shown as "Yes". However, this should be shown as "No". Variants will not be accepted.

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 3rd Floor, County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.