Planning

Contract for provision, development and maintenance of Contracts Finder and Find a Tender websites

CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE

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Planning

17 Sep 2020 at 14:33

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process currently underway is being conducted by the Crown Commercial Service for the contract titled "Contract for provision, development and maintenance of Contracts Finder and Find a Tender websites." This project falls under the IT services industry category, specifically relating to consulting and software development. The procurement is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 30th December 2020. The procurement method being used is through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework, with the intention to commence the tendering process in mid to late January.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in software development and IT services, particularly those with experience in developing e-notification systems. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the service’s emphasis on inclusive engagement. With a growing user base for the Contracts Finder and Find a Tender platforms, businesses involved will have the chance to influence the procurement landscape and expand their client base in the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract for provision, development and maintenance of Contracts Finder and Find a Tender websites

Notice Description

This is notification of our intention to let a contract using the Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework 4 : https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM1043.6 The scope of the requirement will be for the provision, development and maintenance of two e-notification services, Contracts Finder (CFS) and Find a Tender (FTS) This will cover hosting, support and development of all environments for both systems. We intend to commence the procurement in mid to late January About Find a Tender (FTS) Find a Tender will launch at the end of the Transition Period. It is the UK's free to use replacement for the EU's Tenders Electronic Daily portal. It is anticipated Find a Tender will have over 60,000 registered users and handle over 50,000 individual notices pa. Contracting authorities are legally required to use the service to publish procurement information above certain value thresholds (>PS100k). Contracting authorities can publish 24 different notice types, according to the Regulation, procedure and stage within the procurement process. They may publish either directly through a web-based user interface or via a registered eSender. It lets suppliers search for high value public sector, utilities and works contracts, typically above PS118,000, across the whole of the UK. Users can create an account to get email updates and save searches. About Contracts Finder (CFS) Contracts Finder is the UK's free to use procurement-advertising portal. It has been live since 2011. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 require the majority of non-devolved public bodies to publish opportunities and awards above certain low value thresholds ( PS10,000 in central government and PS25,000 in the wider public sector) on Contracts Finder. Contracts Finder has over 62,000 registered users. Of its registered supplier users, 68% are SMEs. In 2019/20, over 50,000 individual notices were published on Contracts Finder. Contracting authorities have a choice of four notices that they can publish according to their needs. Both FTS and CFS provide a range of OCDS compliant data outputs for re-use and both are integrated with the CCS-owned Supplier Registration Service for user registration. The successful supplier will need to develop both systems in support of the rules reform agenda being flexible to emerging needs and work to integrate these existing systems with ongoing initiatives.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-add1803c-16d5-4a80-ae1f-2f2a99f58e66
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79d1786f-ecf4-4d34-b803-865ba6f73fef
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Dec 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR7 0HS
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Thorpe St Andrew South East
Westminster Constituency
Norwich North

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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