Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Contact
DCMS Commercial
Telephone
+44 2072116000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Administration-services./99YW3M2MS2
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/99YW3M2MS2
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
Recreation, culture and religion
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Safety Tech Challenge Fund
Reference number
102451
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75100000 - Administration services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Managed Service requirement for design and administration of the Safety Tech Challenge Fund. A competition challenging UK Safety Tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions addressing the challenges faced by the move by online platforms to end-to-end encrypted environments. The service required will fall into 3 distinct phases: 1) Design and Preparation of the competition; 2) Launch and Application and 3) Development and Assessment.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £650,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
DCMS requires an external supplier to deliver the Safety Tech Challenge Fund, a competition challenging safety tech firms to develop innovative technological solutions to address online abuse.
The Supplier will be required to lead on the delivery of the competition, including designing and administering successive phases in line with the direction and timeframe specified by HMG, including the delivery, monitoring and assurance of grant funding to selected companies. The challenge should be launched and invite applications by August/September 2021, and be open until 31 March 2022.
Throughout these phases, the Supplier will:
●be required to lead on the design, delivery and administration of the competition, including allocation of grant prizes;
●provide publicity and communications for the competition, working with relevant Departmental Press Offices.
The Supplier will not:
●Make final decisions regarding the choice of firms to be awarded grants or prizes, except through the sift of applications at the assessment phase. The Fund sponsors (DCMS, Home Office, GCHQ) have decision-making authority in this regard
The outcome of the challenge will be the development of technological solutions with the potential to create lasting impact by improving the capability of companies to detect harmful and illegal content and behaviour, while respecting user privacy. In doing this, the challenge will also aim to create an environment for the forging of partnerships and the exchange of expertise between safety tech innovators and those who use their products.
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: £650,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
19 July 2021
End date
31 March 2022
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.2.14) Additional information
Receipt of tenders MUST be no later than 12:00 noon (GMT) on 28 June 2021
The Department may extend the contract for a further one year in tree month increments
The estimated budget value of £650,000 is split into (1) Fund Administration of £225,000 maximum and (2) Prize fund pool of £425,000 minimum.
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.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 June 2021
Local time
12:00pm
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
28 June 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Place
UK
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
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.
Receipt of tenders MUST be no later than 12:00 noon (GMT) on 28th June 2021.
The Department reserves the right to extend the contract for a further 3 months and the estimated value of the contract value provided within the contract notice includes any possible contract extension.
The estimated budget value for these requirements is £650,000. This budget covers:
●the administrative cost of running, promoting and evaluating the fund, and supporting the fund participants (this must be no more than £225,000);
●the pool of prize funding, to be divided between five recipient companies (the prize fund pool must be no less than £425,000, which would provide £85,000 funding to each company).
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GO Reference: GO-2021528-PRO-18316197
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
Telephone
+44 02072116000
Country
United Kingdom