Awarded contract

Workflow Management and Document Automation solution to support HR administration and case management work in EducationHR

  • Norfolk County Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013201

Published 23 April 2024, 4:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

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

Workflow Management and Document Automation solution to support HR administration and case management work in EducationHR

Reference number

NCCT42842

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

EducationHR is a team within Norfolk County Council’s Children’s Services that offers a wide range of HR services, tailored to school and academy trust leaders.We have awarded a contract to replace EducationHR's existing Workflow Management and Document Automation solution that can provide EducationHR customers with the ability to submit, manage, and review HR requests via a web portal and allow the internal EducationHR team manage those requests from inception to completion.

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: £502,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48310000 - Document creation software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

EducationHR is a team within Norfolk County Council’s Children’s Services that offers a wide range of HR services, tailored to school and academy trust leaders. EducationHR are replacing their existing Workflow Management and Document Automation solution. The system addresses the challenges faced by the team in providing outsourced HR services to schools and academy groups within the council’s area. EducationHR have purchased a replacement solution that can provide EducationHR customers with the ability to submit, manage, and review HR requests via a web portal and allow the internal EducationHR team manage those requests from inception to completion.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70

Price - Weighting: 30

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

Please note that the contract has being let on a 3 years +1 +1 +1 years basis, and that the value quoted above is the anticipated full lifetime value of the contract. There is no guarantee that the agreement will be extended beyond its initial 3 year term.


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 000-034024


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NCCT42842

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

18 March 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 6

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Jaam Automation Ltd

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
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: £502,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £502,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norfolk County Council

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 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).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.