Contract

Care and People Planning Software for Inclusive Employment

  • Essex Cares Limited

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-014884

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050249

Published 14 April 2025, 11:34am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Essex Cares Limited

Seax House

Chelmsford

CM11QH

Contact

Karen Tucciarone

Email

karen.tucciarone2@essexcares.org

Fax

+44 3330133406

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ecl.org

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

Care and People Planning Software for Inclusive Employment

Reference number

0073

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of system for Essex Cares Limited Inclusive Employment operations

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: £198,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH3 - Essex
Main site or place of performance

Seax House

Victoria Road South

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 1QH

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Services include:

• Customer portal

• Service Recipient portal

• Employer engagement CRM

• Vacancy capture

• Service Recipient referral management

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

This Call-Off Contract can be extended by the Buyer for One period of up to 12 months.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This procurement was concluded using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14).

CCS templates were used to establish an extensive long list of potential suppliers. Our conformance scope of requirements enabled for a shorter list of potential suppliers who were invited to demonstrate their software.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

ecm_10428

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Aptem limited

3 Harmood Grove

London

NW1 8DH

Email

hitharth.patel@aptem.co.uk

Telephone

+44 2037588486

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
Companies House

06824227

Internet address

www.aptem.co.uk

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: £198,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £198,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/