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Published 17 Nov 2022, 10:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Virtual Skills Platform · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£170,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

BCP Council is seeking a developer to build and manage the Virtual Skills Platform (VSP)

which complements the Boscombe Digital Skills Innovation and Learning Hub.

The Hub will be physically located in Boscombe with an aim of enhancing the level of digital

capability in the local community, from teaching those without computer skills how to use

the internet, right through to supporting new innovative digital businesses. The VSP is aimed

at those who would like to access training to support them in advancing or changing their

careers in the digital sphere.

It is anticipated that the contract shall commence on the 1st February 2023.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Platform interconnectivity software development services · Platform interconnectivity software package · Programming services of packaged software products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1BCP Council is looking for a developer to build and manage the Virtual Skills Platform…

BCP Council is looking for a developer to build and manage the Virtual Skills Platform (VSP) which complements the Boscombe Digital Skills Innovation and Learning Hub.

The Hub will be physically located in Boscombe with an aim of enhancing the level of digital capability in the local community, from teaching those without computer skills how to use the internet, right through to supporting new innovative digital businesses. The VSP is aimed at those who would like to access training to support them in advancing or changing their careers in the digital sphere.

Delivery: South West
Variant 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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
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
17 Nov 2022, 10:08 GMT
Last source update
27 Jan 2023, 10:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Dec 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN624781
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002532
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportPlatform interconnectivity software development servicesPlatform interconnectivity software packageProgramming services of packaged software products
Delivery area
South West (UKK24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0385fe Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87

(standstill period) and Regulations 91 (enforcement of duties through the Court) of the

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

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
19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Dec 2022 → 27 Jan 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    19 Dec 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    27 Jan 2023, 10:46 GMT

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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The Council has collapsed this procurement. Throughout the clarifications exercise and evaluation we’ve learnt a number of lessons that highlighted weaknesses in our specification and methodology evaluation and we are therefore collapsing this procurement and will be revising our specification & methodology for evaluation and will then be going out to tender again and re-publish the Contract Notic…

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services BCP Council, Civic Centre, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth, South West, BH2 6DYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of JusticeReview contact point London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria