Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ridgeway Education Trust
c/o Didcot Girls’ School, Manor Crescent
Didcot, Oxon
OX11 7AJ
Contact
Maria Robinson-Pus
Telephone
+44 1256467107
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ridgewayeducationtrust.co.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Education Institute
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Ridgeway Education Trust - Management Information System
Reference number
MPN-10264
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48190000 - Educational software package
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Ridgeway Education Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a MIS System.The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 April 2024The deadline for SQ submissions via the In-Tend system is 17:00 on 21 August 2023The deadline for ITT submissions via the In-Tend system will be 17:00 on 23 October 2023.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be accepted.Any questions relating to this tender should be made via the in-tend portal.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £296,580.46
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48810000 - Information systems
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Full details in tender documentation
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ridgeway Education Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a Management Information System. The contract is being offered for three years with the option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months. The contract commencement date is 01 April 2024.The deadline for SQ submissions via the In-Tend system is 17:00 on 21 August 2023The deadline for ITT submissions via the In-Tend system will be 17:00 on 23 October 2023.Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be accepted.Any questions relating to this tender should be made via the in-tend portal.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: All criteria are stated only in the procurement documents / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of three years with two possible extensions of 12 months. Meaning a maximum contract length of five years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The duration detailed above includes the initial term of three years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-021125
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Ridgeway Education Trust
Title
Management Information System
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arbor Education Partners Group Ltd
8th Floor Hylo 103, 105 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8LZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £275,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £296,580.46
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Ridgeway Education Trust incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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).