Tender

Social Care Recruitment Web Portal

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

09 Oct 2023 at 15:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, is looking to create an online Social Care Recruitment Web Portal for social care providers in the Southeast region. The project aims to address specific challenges around International Recruitment, with a budget limit of £275,000. The contract is expected to be awarded before Christmas, with the selected Supplier configuring the solution in January 2024 and operating it until 31st March 2024.

This tender opportunity is open to businesses offering a Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) solution for the development and maintenance of the portal. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be suitable candidates for this contract. The procurement method is an open procedure, providing a fair chance for qualified businesses to compete in the IT services sector. The brief contract duration allows for potential longer-term partnerships beyond the initial operational period.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care Recruitment Web Portal

Notice Description

Oxfordshire County Council, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is seeking to create an online portal for Social Care providers in the Southeast (SE) region. The main goal of this project is for the selected Supplier to develop a platform that addresses the specific challenges and needs of social care providers around International Recruitment. The successful Supplier will develop an operate this new Social Care Portal within the budget limit that has been set. The budget available for this solution is finite and tenderer's solutions for provision of the portal, along with the support and maintenance must be within the budget that has been set. Tenderers should note the pricing threshold of PS275,000 exclusive of VAT. The Council is only seeking responses from Tenderers who have a Commercially Off The Shelf (COTS) solution. Such a solution must be available at the time their submission is made. The Council expects to award this contract prior to the Christmas break, the successful Supplier is expected to configure the solution in January 2024 and to then operate the solution for a minimum period of 2 months ending 31st March 2024. Whilst the Contract Term has only a short duration the Council expects that Tenderer's will wish to provide a solution which is capable of operation beyond the Term of this contract under terms that they will agree with users of the system

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fe634acc-c851-4d80-a014-7a1bce14e984
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0a052e7-f29f-4747-9cf2-708993cd1509
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£275,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 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
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
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
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Further Information

Notice Documents

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