Contract

Start and Specialise Business Support Programmes

  • East Sussex County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-001688

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040ba5

Published 18 January 2024, 9:08am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Sussex County Council

County Hall,St. Annes Crescent

LEWES

BN71UE

Contact

Chloe Sharpe

Email

chloe.sharpe@eastsussex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1273336173

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Start and Specialise Business Support Programmes

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of 'Start' and 'Specialise' business support

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £536,956

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Start

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An open tender was run through the Proactis Procurement Portal

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Specialise

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ22 - East Sussex CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

An open tender was run via the Proactis Procurement Portal

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 90

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 0

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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 000-030205

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 December 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

DIGITAL ISLANDS BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

25 Langdale Gardens, Hove, East Sussex, United Kingdom, BN3 4HJ

Hove

BN3 4HJ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
Companies House

12654697

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £536,956

Total value of the contract/lot: £536,956


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Lot 1 - total value of £102,000 including an allowable three month extension period

Lot 2 - total value of 434,956 including an allowable three month extension period

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

Country

United Kingdom