Opportunity

eMarketplace to Facilitate Tailend Spend

  • NEUPC Ltd
  • Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
  • NWUPC
  • APUC
  • HEPCW

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-019789

Published 13 August 2021, 4:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NEUPC Ltd

NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Contact

Andy Hughes

Email

a.hughes@neupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1134871756

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.neupc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium

Reading Enterprise Park, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

Reading

RG6 6BU

Email

supc@reading.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.supc.ac.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

NWUPC

Albert House, 17 Bloom Street

Manchester

M1 3HZ

Email

n.peacock@nwupc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.nwupc.ac.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

APUC

Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen

Stirling

FK8 2DZ

Email

enquiries@apuc-scot.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/

one.1) Name and addresses

HEPCW

8 th Floor, 30-36 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0DE

Email

h.allaway@wales.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

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-Leeds:-Electronic-marketplace-retailing-services./5R83Q78753

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

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

eMarketplace to Facilitate Tailend Spend

Reference number

ITS2007 NE

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The required eMarketplace is intended to be an established emarketplace which can manage and control tail end spend through P-Cards and improve compliance. This procurement would be seeking to compliment other systems in place and not compete against member established integrated eMarketplaces, members may have established. Bidders must have an established supply chain for products.

The focus would be on tail end spend in the sector not covered by established frameworks

The list of in scope requirements for software would be:

Ability to categorise products

Provision of VAT data required

Scope for 500+ users per account

UNSPEC coding of products desired

Workflows for order authorisation

Potential for order aggregation

Reporting capability by Category, Spend, Supplier size

Capability of restrictions by Category, Market Type, Locality or Product

Potential for finance system integration

Training

Account Management

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £80,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66151100 - Electronic marketplace retailing services

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

The required eMarketplace is intended to be an established emarketplace which can manage and control tail end spend through P-Cards and improve compliance. This procurement would be seeking to compliment other systems in place and not compete against member established integrated eMarketplaces, members may have established. Bidders must have an established supply chain for products.

The focus would be on tail end spend in the sector not covered by established frameworks

The list of in scope requirements for software would be:

Ability to categorise products

Provision of VAT data required

Scope for 500+ users per account

UNSPEC coding of products desired

Workflows for order authorisation

Potential for order aggregation

Reporting capability by Category, Spend, Supplier size

Capability of restrictions by Category, Market Type, Locality or Product

Potential for finance system integration

Training

Account Management

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: £80,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Optional 12 month extension may be applied

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 1

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

All candidates satisfying minimum standards will be invited to the ITT stage of the competition

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: Yes

Identification of the project

Call offs from this framework may be funded from external bodies including but not limited to ERDF and ESIF. Further information will be included in call offs where applicable.

two.2.14) Additional information

This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

As set out in the SQ

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

Competitive dialogue

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

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

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

13 September 2021

Local time

2:00pm

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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This agreement will be open to universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are to be defined as contracting authorities for the purpose of the PCR 2015

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:-Electronic-marketplace-retailing-services./5R83Q78753

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5R83Q78753

GO Reference: GO-2021813-PRO-18735714

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NEUPC Ltd

NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Email

a.hughes@neupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1134871756

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

NEUPC Ltd

NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Email

a.hughes@neupc.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1134871756

Country

United Kingdom

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

NEUPC Ltd

NEUPC Ltd, Phoenix House, 3 South Parade

Leeds

LS1 5QX

Telephone

+44 1134871756

Country

United Kingdom