Contract

(NU/1589-47) Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres Website and Content Development

  • Newcastle University

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-008548

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0327ff

Published 30 March 2022, 1:42pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newcastle University

Newcastle University, King's Gate

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 7RU

Email

purchasing@ncl.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.ncl.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.ncl.ac.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

(NU/1589-47) Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres Website and Content Development

Reference number

DN591400

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Following the launch of DER-IC project in 2020, an interim website was launched, hosted by a company called Icon at https://www.der-ic.org.uk which launched in March 2021. However, we are keen to create a more dynamic website which covers the breadth and scope of DER-IC and the work we do. We have purchased the domain www.der-ic.org.uk until June 2024. The current website is hosted until July 16th 2022. We have email addresses pointed to the domain, hosting for another year until June 2022.

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to work with DER-IC to build a new website, replacing the existing website and support it in the following years, until 31 March 2025 with an option for further support until 31 March 2030.

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: £41,666.66

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
  • 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
  • 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
  • 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
  • 79342000 - Marketing services
  • 72212481 - Sales or marketing software development services
  • 72212480 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Following the launch of DER-IC project in 2020, an interim website was launched, hosted by a company called Icon at https://www.der-ic.org.uk which launched in March 2021. However, we are keen to create a more dynamic website which covers the breadth and scope of DER-IC and the work we do. We have purchased the domain www.der-ic.org.uk until June 2024. The current website is hosted until July 16th 2022. We have email addresses pointed to the domain, hosting for another year until June 2022.

We are seeking to appoint a supplier to work with DER-IC to build a new website, replacing the existing website and support it in the following years, until 31 March 2025 with an option for further support until 31 March 2030.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Ability to meet programme timeline / Weighting: P/F

Quality criterion - Name: Quality: Ability to meet the requirements / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Portfolio examples of similar content / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: 40

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

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

four.1.6) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used

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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 129-318079


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NU/1589-47

Lot No

1

Title

(NU/1589-47) Driving the Electric Revolution Industrialisation Centres Website and Content Development

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

INSPIRED

The Victoria Building, Heaton Park View

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE6 5BF

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: £41,665.97


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Newcastle University

Tyne and Wear

NE1 7RU

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Newcastle University

Tyne and Wear

NE1 7RU

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The University will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the

contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the

award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the

contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) 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) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive

knowledge of breach.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Newcastle University

Tyne and Wear

NE1 7RU

Country

United Kingdom