Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Municipal Offices, Civic Centre
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6XB
Contact
Lee Williams - Service Manager Commercial Procurement
lee.williams@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1495311556
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
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
Development for a Flexible Voting Pilots Programme.
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
Intention to award a service contract for the delivery of The Welsh Government’s Flexible Voting Pilots Programme with four Welsh Local Authorities to further develop the testing process and to pilot early voting digital election polling services for the forthcoming May 2022 elections.
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: £967,083.80
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL2 - East Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement comprises the appointment of Modern Democracy to pilot a digital election polling service by providing expert technical advice, development and delivery of a technical solution to enable four local authorities in Wales to trial alternative ways of voting at the Local Government Elections in May 2022. The Contract will be awarded for a period of six months.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The purpose of this VEAT notice is to advise the market of the Council's intention to award a service contract to Modern Democracy via a Negotiated procedure without prior publication.
Modern Democracy is the existing contracted supplier to each of the four local authorities (Bridgend, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen), who are participating in The Welsh Governments flexible voting pilot. This award is to extend the current contractual arrangements with Modern Democracy to pilot a digital election polling service by providing expert technical advice, development and delivery of a technical solution to enable four local authorities in Wales to trial alternative ways of voting at the Local Government Elections in May 2022.
This award will allow each authority to continue to utilise the operating platform that is configured to meet their election business requirements and which is integrated with its other key electoral ICT systems.
Given the existing contractual arrangements between Modern Democracy and the four pilot authorities and the associated urgency to realise the pilot enhancements by May 2022, the Council intends to award this six-month contract following the application of a 10 day standstill period; The Standstill period will commence on the day following the publication of this notice and will end at midnight.
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
3 December 2021
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
Modern Democracy Ltd
Catalyst Inc.
Londonderry
BT487TG
Telephone
+44 7768011275
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN0A - Derry City and Strabane
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £967,083.80
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=116388.
(WA Ref:116388)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom