Contract

Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform

  • The Food Standards Agency

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-004802

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03778f

Published 16 February 2023, 3:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Food Standards Agency

Foss House, Peasholme Green

York

YO1 7PR

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.food.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Data Integration & Sharing Publishing Platform

Reference number

FS431176

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

Support and manage the services, environments, data and code including:

a Production, staging and development environments

b components and software of each service

c updates to each service (including security updates and minor enhancements)

• Maintain and deliver all technical and system documentation for the supported services

• Manage and maintain the supported services source code within the Authority’s GitHub repository or another appropriate repository agreed with the buyer as an exception.

• Manage and maintain the data to enable the Authority’s third parties to access live updates 24 hours a day.

• Change requests and additional activities. This work would be commissioned by the Buyer, with work packages authorised by the Buyer. (Clause 4.14.4 in the Specification).

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: £3,500,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Support and manage the services, environments, data and code including:

a Production, staging and development environments

b components and software of each service

c updates to each service (including security updates and minor enhancements)

• Maintain and deliver all technical and system documentation for the supported services

• Manage and maintain the supported services source code within the Authority’s GitHub repository or another appropriate repository agreed with the buyer as an exception.

• Manage and maintain the data to enable the Authority’s third parties to access live updates 24 hours a day.

• Change requests and additional activities. This work would be commissioned by the Buyer, with work packages authorised by the Buyer. (Clause 4.14.4 in the Specification).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Planning / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Solution / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Operating the Service / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Maintaining a Quality Service / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Exit Management / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 20

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 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: 2022/S 000-029653


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

FS431176

Title

Data Integration, Sharing & Publishing Platform

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

8 February 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 4

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4

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

Epimorphics Limited

Court Lodge 105 High Street, Portishead,

Bristol

BS20 6PT

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,500,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Food Standards Agency

York

YO1 7PR

Country

United Kingdom