Contract

Supply and Implementation of a Destination Management Solution, Including Ongoing Hosting, Support, and Maintenance

  • The North Yorkshire Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-039016

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-048b1b

Published 4 December 2024, 10:52am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The North Yorkshire Council

County Hall, Racecourse Lane,

Northallerton

DL7 8AD

Contact

Mark Taylor

Email

procurement@northyorks.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1609533450

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE2 - North Yorkshire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104117

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

Supply and Implementation of a Destination Management Solution, Including Ongoing Hosting, Support, and Maintenance

Reference number

90181

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72260000 - Software-related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Authority is awarding a contract for the Supply and Implementation of a Destination Management Solution, Including Ongoing Hosting, Support, and Maintenance. With a powerful Destination Management Solution at its heart, Visit North Yorkshire seeks to be more efficient, improve services, and deliver increasing value to its paying advertisers; thereby maximising income and effectively marketing the whole of North Yorkshire to visitors and progressing the work streams and goals of its Destination Management Plan.

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: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
  • 72260000 - Software-related services
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE2 - North Yorkshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Authority is awarding a contract for the Supply and Implementation of a Destination Management Solution, Including Ongoing Hosting, Support, and Maintenance. With a powerful Destination Management Solution at its heart Visit North Yorkshire seeks to be more efficient, provide better value services to its paying advertisers, maximise it income, effectively market the whole of North Yorkshire to visitors and progress the work streams and goals of its Destination Management Plan.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 15.00

Quality criterion - Name: Training / Weighting: 5.00

Quality criterion - Name: Collaborative Working / Weighting: 7.50

Quality criterion - Name: Commercial Opportunities / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Scalability and Growth / Weighting: 5.00

Quality criterion - Name: SEO / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Customer Experience / Weighting: 10.00

Quality criterion - Name: Data Management / Weighting: 7.50

Price - Weighting: 30.00

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

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-025918


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Supply and Implementation of a Destination Management Solution, Including Ongoing Hosting, Support, and Maintenance

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 November 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Decipher Innovation Ltd

1 Woodbridge Road

Ipswich

IP4 2EA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ - South East (England)
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £250,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

Strand, City of Westminster

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

North Yorkshire Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.

The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable.

Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph I.1) of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations2015 (SI 2015 No 6) 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 High Court (England and Wales).

Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the Court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

High Court of England and Wales

Strand, City of Westminster

London

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.uk/