Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
OFSTED
Royal Exchange
MANCHESTER
M27BR
Contact
Info Contracts
Telephone
+44 3000130102
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD33 - Manchester
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Ofsted inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. It also regulates and inspects services that care for children and young people
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Regulatory Case Management Solution
Reference number
CON 1354
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is pleased to invite you to submit a formal tender submission to become Ofsted's Regulatory Case Management Solution (RCMS) supplier.
The Contract Term will be for an initial 5-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 10 years subject to the agreement of both parties.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is pleased to invite you to submit a formal tender submission to become Ofsted's Regulatory Case Management Solution (RCMS) supplier.
Ofsted has previously published a Prior Information Notice relating to this requirement: Publication reference: 2023/S 000-014981
We are seeking to procure a Regulatory Case Management Solution (RCMS) that enables us to be an effective right touch regulator and force for improvement, always making best use of data and insights to promote high standards of care and act on risk to keep children safer. Having completed pre-market engagement, we are considering both a configurable platform or a finished commercial off-the-shelf product.
The Contract Term will be for an initial 5-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 10 years subject to the agreement of both parties.
The option to extend the contract will be solely at Ofsted's discretion and will be subject to satisfactory supplier performance, government approval and availability of funding.
Potential Suppliers should not make any assumption that Ofsted will exercise its discretion to extend the contract for any specific period (for example, for 5 years at a time) or at all.
The 5-year contract period will include an initial "partnering" phase followed by a design phase, which will both be used to determine whether Ofsted wishes to continue with the remaining term of the contract or activate a pause or contract break.
Should Ofsted wish to continue beyond these initial phases, a subsequent build, configuration and implementation phase will precede the commencement of the live service.
We are carrying out this exercise using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation process.
Ofsted reserves the right to:
award this contract on the basis of the initial tender without negotiation
negotiate in successive stages in order to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated by applying the award criteria specified in the ITT.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Contract Term will be for an initial 5-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 10 years subject to the agreement of both parties.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Contract Term will be for an initial 5-year period with the option to extend for up to a further 10 years subject to the agreement of both parties.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: 2023/S 000-035194
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Ofsted is still committed to replacing its case Regulatory Case Management system. However, more technological investigation and refinement is required before continuing any further.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended. London
London
Country
United Kingdom