Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
The provision for a Greater Manchester Careers Application Platform — Suppler Engagement and Tender
Reference number: DN386872
II.1.2)Main CPV code48000000 Software package and information systems
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overarching aim is to create a single, digital platform that helps young people to make appropriate and effective decisions about their future careers in Greater Manchester. By developing a comprehensive online system that addresses the needs of a wide range of stakeholders in the city-region, we expect the platform to:
Deliver on the Mayoral Manifesto to introduce a ‘UCAS-style application process’:
— improve young people’s access to encounters and opportunities offered by employers,
— support the delivery of Greater Manchester’s Curriculum for Life,
— improve young people’s jobs and career opportunities,
— address social and systematic inequalities,
— improve progression and retention at key transition points
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 420 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Open OJEU Procurement exercise to select a supplier for the provision of a careers application portal for young people across Greater Manchester UK.
The contract duration is 3 years and 2 months.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 75 %
Price - Weighting: 25 %
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: GMCA137 DN386872
Title:
The Provision for a Greater Manchester Careers Application Platform — Suppler Engagement and Tender
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:25/06/2019
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Cascaid
National registration number: 3123004
Postal address: 2 Oakwood Drive
Town: Loughborough
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: LE11 3QF
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 420 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Postal address: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Town: Manchester
Postal code: M27 8US
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved 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 High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly. 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. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages and/or shorten or order the contract ineffective.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:27/06/2019