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  • Suffolk County Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-024731

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048833

Published 6 August 2024, 4:27pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, Russell Rd

IPSWICH

IP12BX

Email

carol.mitson@suffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.suffolk.gov.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

CRM

Reference number

M003

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Suffolk County Councils wish to award a contract for up to 7 years for subscription licences and premium support to Goss Interactive Limited.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £635,327

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Suffolk County Council is undertaking a negotiated procedure without publications to award a contract for up to 7 years to Goss Interactive Limited for CRM SAAS subscription

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The Goss Interactive CRM is the Councils CRM system and the Council there has been considerable development of the product since its implementation on 2021.

The cost of moving to a new system in its entirety is prohibitive to the Council and as such the Council has opted to direct award a contract to Goss Interactive.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 August 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Goss Interactive Limited

Plymouth

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKK41 - Plymouth
Companies House

03553908

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £635,327


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Suffolk County Council

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX

Ipswich

Country

United Kingdom