Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Sutton
Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way
Sutton
SM1 1EA
Contact
Mr Steve Hoy
Telephone
+44 2087705911
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
Digital Platform and Content Management System
Reference number
DN557058
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To procure an open source, integrated platform that could provide both website and forms capability.
The service will be procured by the London Borough of Sutton on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton and the Royal Borough of Kingston.
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: £558,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Our Digital Service consists of two components:
Content Management System (CMS) which is our website
FORMS functionality which underpin our digital services (such as ‘Report Fly Tipping’) we use a Forms platform
Within the last 12 months, a detailed review of our CMS and FORMS platform was carried out by Digital & IT and independently reviewed by an impartial 3rd Party (FutureGov). The conclusion was that the existing CMS & FORMS are no longer suitable for our needs. The technology for the Digital Services has also changed over the years and the functionalities can now be replaced with a single Digital Experience Platform (DXP) product.
We have therefore completed a review of the DXP market focussing on the underlying technology. The team will procure an open source, integrated platform that could provide both website and forms capability. Our market review identified Liferay as the preferred technology platform and from our assessment of the G-Cloud marketplace for liferay, provider Placecube is best placed to satisfy our current and future needs.
The report recommends that a Direct Award with Placecube be used to procure the desired service under the Negotiated Procedure (without prior publication)
The service will be procured by the London Borough of Sutton on behalf of the London Borough of Sutton and the Royal Borough of Kingston.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 0
Price - Weighting: 0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
London Borough of Sutton have made a direct award to the provider of Digital XP technology in which a technology duopoly exists between Liferay and Aquia. London Borough of Sutton have appraised both technologies during a ‘play day’ and Liferay has emerged the only technology capable of meeting the Council’s technical requirements. The solution provided by Liferay is a ‘core requirement’ of the Council’s new digital platform. This question was considered in the case of Commission v Italy Case 199/85, where the ECJ confirmed that it was insufficient to demonstrate that a particular provider was able to produce the most efficient performance;it was required to show that only that provider could produce what was required.
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
DN557058
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 July 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Placecube Limited
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
National registration number
09914106
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £558,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom