Tender

MCS Hub

MCS SERVICE COMPANY

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Tender

13 Apr 2023 at 16:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The MCS Service Company is procuring services for the development of the MCS Hub, an online platform to streamline and simplify the certification process for contractors under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. The procurement involves a selective method with a total value of £100,000. The contract period runs from 3rd July 2023 to 1st November 2023, with the tender period closing on 28th April 2023. The buying organisation is based in Cheshire, England, and operates in the services industry category of software package and information systems.

Small and medium-sized enterprises would find this tender particularly attractive as the MCS Hub project aims to provide a centralised system that offers comprehensive support to contractors seeking certification. Businesses in the software development and online services sector could excel in bidding for this opportunity. The streamlined communication and information access through the MCS Hub create an opportunity for businesses to engage with contractors at various stages of the certification journey, enhancing visibility and relationship-building within the industry.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MCS Hub

Notice Description

An exciting opportunity to develop a new online / APP based customer journey to support contractors wishing to apply for and maintain their certification to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) In 2023, we will make a significant change to how we support contractors to become MCS certified. The current membership/certification process is complicated. MCS is delivered by a third party organisations and involves contractors contacting various organisations outside of our own - this includes Consumer Codes and Certification Bodies. To make this process simpler for contractors, and to ensure that we can guarantee the quality associated with our MCS Mark, we plan to create a new portal that will provide a one-stop shop for contractors. We're calling this the MCS Hub. In the first instance, this will support a contractor with the necessary steps they need to complete to undertake an application to become MCS certified. Our future ambition is that the Hub will be the central system that contractors will use to not only obtain but also maintain their certification. The MCS Hub will provide contractors with one location that they can come to access the full certification process - with all of the elements involved integrated, as much as possible. The purpose of the Hub is to ensure that contractors don't get lost in a process which involves multiple organisations, gathering lots of information and undertaking their own checks. We expect that the MCS Hub platform will allow us to build relationships with our contractors from the earliest stage in their certification journey. It will also give us oversight of the pipeline of contractors attempting to gain certification. Through the MCS Hub we will be able to: - Support contractors with each step in their certification journey, providing access to an information hub that will hold all of the scheme Standards and advice on the process of becoming MCS certified. - Provide for a support/messaging centre in which contractors can raise queries that MCS, certification bodies and consumer codes can respond to, opening up a simple real-time communication gateway straight to contractors. - Simplify the process of becoming MCS certified with contractors having all of the information they require, with a single point of entry into gaining their certification

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01a25941-7b15-41da-a967-1451cac85108
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Jul 2023 - 1 Nov 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MCS SERVICE COMPANY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESHIRE
Postcode
WA4 4AB
Post Town
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor
Westminster Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby

Further Information

Notice Documents

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