Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ
Contact
Procurement
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH - East of England
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity
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
T23/01_ARU Mobile App
Reference number
T23/01
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
ARU’s mobile App is currently used by students to engage with key university systems and provides an essential communications platform for ARU with our notifications and alerts and has a high engagement by students. During our busiest months (September and January) we often have over 20,000 individual students accessing the App, and high volumes of new user registrations across August/September each year. The App is an integral part of our students’ digital experience, and is a central hub able to represent the whole university digital experience (i.e. both their academic and cocurricular/extracurricular experience) with access to key systems through integrations and aggregation (rather than duplication) where appropriate.ARU is looking for a Mobile App software development company.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH1 - East Anglia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
ARU’s mobile App is currently used by students to engage with key university systems and provides an essential communications platform for ARU with our notifications and alerts and has a high engagement by students. During our busiest months (September and January) we often have over 20,000 individual students accessing the App, and high volumes of new user registrations across August/September each year. The App is an integral part of our students’ digital experience, and is a central hub able to represent the whole university digital experience (i.e. both their academic and cocurricular/extracurricular experience) with access to key systems through integrations and aggregation (rather than duplication) where appropriate.ARU is looking for a Mobile App software development company.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The proposed contract would be for implementation including all testing and training and then for 36 months from the Go-Live date with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.
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 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
Please see Tender documentation.
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
Restricted 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
5 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
21 September 2023
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
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
Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
Bishop Hall Lane
Chelmsford
CM1 1SQ
Country
United Kingdom