Tender

YPO - 001082 Product Information Management System (PIM) and Related Services

  • Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-025992

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a908

Published 18 October 2021, 4:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

41 Industrial Park

WAKEFIELD

WF20XE

Contact

Contracts Team

Email

contracts@ypo.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE45 - Wakefield

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ypo.co.uk

Buyer's address

https://procontract.due-north.com

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

YPO - 001082 Product Information Management System (PIM) and Related Services

Reference number

001082

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

YPO are looking for a single Provider to be appointed onto a Contract for the provision of a Software as a Service (SaaS/closed source) Product Information Management System (PIM) to manage YPO's current and future products and services framework base. The PIM is critical to both YPO catalogue production and to the website presentation of products and services, and therefore an essential part of delivering customer satisfaction, along with the buying and selling of YPO's products and services. PIM is used to manage the product data information that is both on the website and in the catalogue.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £600,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
  • 48480000 - Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
  • 48610000 - Database systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE45 - Wakefield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

YPO are looking for a single Provider to be appointed onto a Contract for the provision of a Software as a Service (SaaS/closed source) Product Information Management System (PIM) to manage YPO's current and future products and services framework base. The PIM is critical to both YPO catalogue production and to the website presentation of products and services, and therefore an essential part of delivering customer satisfaction, along with the buying and selling of YPO's products and services. PIM is used to manage the product data information that is both on the website and in the catalogue.

Specific requirements are set out in detail within the tender appendices, "Specification" and "System Requirements" which can be accessed for free through our e-tendering system and searching for the opportunity, "YPO - 001082 Product Information Management System (PIM) and Related Services"

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: £600,000

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

Start date

14 February 2022

End date

13 February 2032

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Renewal if required will commence within a year before the Contract End Date.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

1.6. The Contract will cover the period from 14 February 2022 to 13 February 2026 with three options to extend for an additional 24 months respectively. The first decision to extend the contract period will be taken by the end of November 2025 and will be dependent on satisfactory completion of all aspects of the Contract to date, the current market conditions for this category and YPO's contracting structures. The maximum contract period will therefore be 10 years, from 14 February 2022 to 13 February 2032 (subject to an annual review, incorporating price negotiations and KPI performance.)


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

"Organisation must ensure that they are not in breach of any of the mandatory or discretionary exclusions contained in Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Please refer to the Tender

documentation/ Online Tender located on our E-Procurement

System. The web address can be found under 'Procurement Documents' in 'Communication' section in this notice.

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

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Please refer to the ITT documents for more information.


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: 2021/S 000-008599

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

23 November 2021

Local time

2:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

23 November 2021

Local time

2:05pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: This procurement may need to be repeated before its final contract end date dependent on YPO requirements at that time.

six.3) Additional information

YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point of notification of the award of the contract is provided to all bidders. The

standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, and

provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the Technology and Construction Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Technology and Construction Court

London

Country

United Kingdom