Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Abbey Wellington
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Home/About
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
CO0437 - Data Management System
Reference number
DN706093
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This exercise seeks to procure a Data Management System for the effective management of bus route and timetable data, ensuring Essex County Council can deliver its statutory duties.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council (ECC) currently uses a Data Management System to manage and maintain the Greater Essex Dataset, which is a dataset of all bus routes (and associated timetables) for every legally registered local bus service in Essex, Southend and Thurrock. From this system, weekly uploads to data.essex.gov.uk are carried out in a variety of formats to support various in-house and external strategic planning data needs.
ECC is therefore undertaking a tender under FTS procedures for an initial five-year-contract from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, with the option to extend for a further 3 years (1+1+1). The specification is set out in six areas of functionality:
1. Data Management System Core
2. National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN)
3. Geographic Information System (GIS)
4. Artwork Outputs
5. Reporting
6. System performance & Security
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: £225,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2025
End date
31 March 2030
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further 3 years (1+1+1).
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-000680
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
19 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
19 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom