Tender

Invitation to Tender for the provision of an email communications system

  • Gloucestershire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-021385

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02daf8

Published 30 August 2021, 2:38pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TH

Contact

Mr Shak Miah

Email

shak.miah@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1452324331

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

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

Invitation to Tender for the provision of an email communications system

Reference number

DN566615

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Gloucestershire County Council (“the council”) is looking to purchase a commercial off the shelf (COTS) package.

To the council a COTS package means a solution already built and which will only require minor tweaks primarily concerning the required branding.

For the avoidance of doubt, the council is not looking to procure a development contract.

The system will be managed by the Communications Team and used by services throughout the council for both internal and external email communications.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK13 - Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Gloucestershire County Council (“the council”) is looking to purchase a commercial off the shelf (COTS) package.

To the council a COTS package means a solution already built and which will only require minor tweaks primarily concerning the required branding.

For the avoidance of doubt, the council is not looking to procure a development contract.

The system will be managed by the Communications Team and used by services throughout the council for both internal and external email communications.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 40

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

Duration in months

48

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


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

27 September 2021

Local time

10:00am

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

27 September 2021

Local time

10:00am


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Gloucetsershire County Council

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TH

Email

shak.miah@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1452412249

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/