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Tender for Electronic Redaction Software

BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

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Award

12 Nov 2020 at 11:01

Award Notice
Tender

21 Aug 2020 at 10:38

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Electronic Redaction Software to enhance its document management processes. This tender falls under the IT services sector (CPV Code: 72000000) and is located in Bradford, England. The contract is structured for an initial term of three years, with the possibility of two optional one-year extensions. The tender period closed on 21 September 2020, and the active contract, valued at £32,500, commenced on 10 November 2020 and is set to conclude on 6 November 2023.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software development and IT solutions to support the Council in streamlining its data redaction processes. Businesses with expertise in developing user-friendly and efficient software products that facilitate the automatic redaction of sensitive information will find this tender particularly relevant. Participation in this tender could help these businesses enhance their profiles within the public sector and potentially expand their clientele in similar government organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tender for Electronic Redaction Software

Notice Description

The full specification and details of how to respond to the tender can be found on www.yortender.co.uk reference DN492396. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a redaction software product. The proposed contract will be for an initial duration of three (3) years with a possible two (2) twelve (12) month extensions. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of the support requirement for the extension period. The procurement of the software is to be initially used by the Department of Corporate Resources to irreversibly block out selected data including confidential and sensitive information when dealing with Subject Access Requests or other documentation. This could be from electronic files and documents in varying formats. However, this may be rolled out to other Departments who require the same facility. The current redacting process being used by Officers is a manual one. Documents are redacted using a redacting pencil or via the paint function on word. Documents are then printed out and re-scanned prior to disclosure to ensure the redacted information cannot be viewed or reversed in any way. This is currently a resource intensive and cumbersome process considering the Council only have one month to respond to a request. If a case requires a vast amount of redacting, the manual process is very time consuming.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9392500a-4a70-4d21-ba7c-c32721be52e4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7d7a1158-c225-42ac-82b0-9cd09fc6efc8
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,500 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Nov 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
21 Sep 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Nov 20205 years ago
Contract Period
10 Nov 2020 - 6 Nov 2023 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 1HX
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OLM SYSTEMS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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