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ID 2612780 -DfE - Tourism NI Tourism Business Hub and Website Development

DfE Tourism Northern Ireland

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05 Nov 2021 at 14:15

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Economy (DfE) Tourism Northern Ireland is conducting a procurement process titled "ID 2612780 -DfE - Tourism NI Tourism Business Hub and Website Development". This project falls under the services category, specifically involving database software development services, and is located in Belfast, UK. The procurement is at the award stage, with a contract value of £827,175 signed on 6th March 2020. This modification notice, dated 5th November 2021, comes as part of a limited procurement method, with the intention to add additional services not originally included in the initial procurement documents.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for IT service providers, particularly those specialising in web development, content management systems, and database management solutions. Businesses that can integrate with Microsoft Dynamics and offer a comprehensive software solution tailored for the tourism sector will find themselves well-placed to compete. Firms capable of handling fluctuating workloads throughout the year will particularly benefit from this contract extension, fostering growth within the recovery phase post-pandemic.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID 2612780 -DfE - Tourism NI Tourism Business Hub and Website Development

Notice Description

DfE - Tourism NI is placing this voluntary transparency notice to alert economic operators of its intention to modify the Tourism NI Tourism Business Hub and Website Development contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This transparency notice does not place any obligation on the Authority to enter into this modification.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Tourism NI require a Contractor to deliver a solution to provide the NI tourism industry with a "one-stop-shop" tourism business hub as well as a corporate "shopfront" for the hub which will contain all necessary corporate information. A specification of requirements for this work is outlined below; this includes:- The delivery of a Tourism Business Hub including the development of our corporate website, the full integration with Microsoft Dynamics and software applications to deliver the functionality requested. Contractor(s) must note that there may be workload fluctuations at different time periods of the year.

Options: The Contract commenced on the 6 March 2020 for 2 years. There are 3 additional optional extension options of 1 year each.

Procurement Information

To allow TNI to complete critical work that has become necessary through recovery following the pandemic, it is permissible to rely on regulation 71(1)(b) as the required work was not included in the initial procurement documents and a change of supplier would not be practical practicable (for economic, technical or interoperability reasons) and would involve substantial inconvenience/duplication of costs. This is not a modification for any additional time, but for additional services at PS275,725 required within the contract term.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f431
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027844-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48612000 - Database-management system

48780000 - System, storage and content management software package

48783000 - Content management software package

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

72212600 - Database and operating software development services

72212610 - Database software development services

72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services

72212783 - Content management software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£827,175 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Mar 20206 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DfE Tourism Northern Ireland
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 7ES
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
TLN Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MADE TO ENGAGE LIMITED

Further Information

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