Notice Information
Notice Title
Children's Services Digital Front Door for Sefton Council
Notice Description
Sefton Council is seeking the procurement and implementation of a new intelligent automation platform that will provide a digital front door for the Council's Children's Services. This solution that will support virtual delivery of Family Hubs and enable the use of intelligent features such as AI and Automation to improve service delivery and deliver enhanced outcomes for our families, children and staff. This is a direct award to Beebot AI via G-Cloud 14.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fbb453b3-b861-47ec-96a0-62a419149ceb
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fbf2209-d64f-4e44-a67d-0cd4cade7078
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £278,100 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £278,100 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 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
- SEFTON COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BOOTLE
- Postcode
- L20 3NJ
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD73 Sefton
- 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)
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- Local Authority
- Sefton
- Electoral Ward
- Derby
- Westminster Constituency
- Bootle
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5fbf2209-d64f-4e44-a67d-0cd4cade7078
31st March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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