Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
Contact
Sam Harris
Telephone
+44 3000674059
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
National registration number
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.forestryengland.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.forestryengland.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Forestry
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
IT Consultancy Services Framework
Reference number
FEE/0730
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Forestry England requires the provision of IT Consultancy Services.
The requirement is split into 4 lots
1. Generic IT Consultancy and Development
2. Microsoft 365 Consultancy and Development
3. IT Security
4. Web Development
Further details are provided within the Specification Document
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £700,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Generic IT Consultancy and Development
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance
Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A supplier who can provide generalised IT consultancy and development as required.
This will involve specific relevance to IT such as gap analysis to examine where improvements can be made; analysis of smarter working to demonstrate where IT is best deployed to achieve the greatest impact; and IT developers and technical analysts to be able to build apps or provide resource cover to the IT team when necessary.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £175,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 April 2021
End date
18 April 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Microsoft 365 Consultancy and Development
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance
Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor must be able to provide consultancy and development on a variety of topics within Microsoft 365. They should be able to provide SMEs for M365 and can develop applications built within the PowerApps M365 application. They must also be able to provide programme management and advice on M365 projects.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £175,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 April 2021
End date
18 April 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
IT Security
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance
Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor must be able to provide consultancy on IT security to analyse where gaps exist and advise on ways in which security can be improved. They must also be able to undertake penetration testing of IT systems and then suggest and implement ways to improve these systems.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £175,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 April 2021
End date
18 April 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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) Description
two.2.1) Title
Web Development
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Main site or place of performance
Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The consultant must be able to undertake:
-ad-hoc web development and advise on website design, including working with Drupal
-advise on web ops and web infrastructure related matters
-advise on how to integrate websites with existing and future Forestry England systems
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £175,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 April 2021
End date
18 April 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
12 March 2021
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
26 March 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/B9Q9Q77982
GO Reference: GO-2021218-PRO-17809197
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.forestryengland.uk
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Forestry Commission
620 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1EJ
procurement.england@forestengland.uk
Telephone
+44 03000674059
Country
United Kingdom